Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.

This makes a nice connection to some of the Common Core Standards for Writing. Building those details in writing is crucial, and it's important to remember that we need these details when we're speaking, too. It's about being a reliable writer, researcher, and speaker.

Help students to hone their stance, gather their evidence, and present their findings.