Information Literacy Benchmarks

Grade 3 Benchmark	Grade 5 Benchmark	Grade 8 Benchmark	CIM/Grade 10 Benchmark
Verify information in more than one source.	Evaluate information for currency and authorship.	Evaluate sources for relevancy, purpose, authority and accuracy.	Evaluate sources for relevancy, purpose, authority and accuracy.
Understand the influence of the mass media.	Evaluate messages communicated by the mass media.	Analyze mass media techniques.	Critique and analyze the role of mass media in society.