Consider which form (e.g., drama, drawings, dance, diagrams, music, three-dimensional objects, posters, cartoons, maps, graphs, photographs, pictures, charts, and videos) is most appropriate for various tasks and identified purposes.

Select and flexibly use appropriate strategies (before, during, and after) to communicate meaning when using other forms of representing.

Understand and apply relevant pragmatic, textual, syntactical, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic, and other cues and conventions to communicate meaning when using other forms of representing.

Use graphic organizers to clarify and shape understanding.

Prepare a clearly organized multimedia presentation using pre- established organizers and criteria.

Integrate a variety of representations including illustrations, graphs, maps, and graphics into written and oral presentations.

Present information clearly and appropriately for each medium and recognize that the conventions of language and the medium are designed to help the audience understand what is said or presented.

Use computers and authoring software to compose texts and graphic representations.

Include charts, graphs, tables, maps, graphics, and illustrations in researched inquiry presentations.