Evaluating how well writers and speakers use language to support ideas and opinions with details or reasons depending on modality, text type, purpose, audience, topic, and content area.

Describe the language an author uses to present an idea (e.g., the words and phrases used when a character is introduced) with prompting and substantial support.

Describe the language an author uses to present an idea (e.g., the adjectives used to describe a character) with prompting and moderate support.

Describe the language an author uses to present or support an idea (e.g., the vocabulary used to describe people and places) with prompting and light support.