Develop and articulate defensible points of view on individual, community, national, and world issues.

Create spoken, written, and other representations that include:

• a clear thesis and logical points to support thesis
• appropriate details to support thesis
• a style and voice appropriate to audience and purpose
• coherence, logical progression, and support for ideas
• clear patterns of organization
• a justifiable conclusion.

Develop a project-focused inquiry related to a theme or issue of the course:

• generate relevant questions that can be researched
• refine topics and clarify ideas
• compile information from primary and secondary sources in systematic ways
• synthesize the content from several sources or works by various authors dealing with a single issue
• interpret and report on ideas and information from more than one source to develop and support positions on various topics
• extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis, evaluation, and elaboration
• compile ideas and information into reports, summaries, and other formats and draw conclusions.