Not all, but many, nonverbal artifacts align with six characteristics of
text complexity defined by the ACT:
Not exact matches
They used methods from computational linguistics to
define a set of linguistic features on the basis of which the
texts can be compared in terms of their linguistic
complexity.
Leading high - level,
text - based discussions; increasing
text complexity («
text» can be
defined as written word, works of art, dance, theater, poetry, etc.); providing
text - based evidence to support arguments.
Several engaging picture - book biographies and autobiographies of music makers from a wide variety of backgrounds have been published in recent years, and they align perfectly with ELA Common Core Reading Standard 10, which
defines expectations for range, quality, and
complexity of
text types.