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Support opinions by expressing appropriate/accurate reasons using textual evidence (e.g., referring to text) or relevant background knowledge about content, with substantial support.

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Support opinions or persuade others by expressing appropriate/accurate reasons using some textual evidence (e.g., paraphrasing facts) or relevant background knowledge about content, with moderate support.

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Express attitude and opinions or temper statements with nuanced modal expressions (e.g., probably/certainly, should/would) and phrasing (e.g., In my opinion . . .).

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Express ideas and opinions or temper statements using basic modal expressions (e.g., can, will, maybe).

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Express attitude and opinions or temper statements with familiar modal expressions (e.g., maybe/probably, can/must).

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Select a variety of appropriate affixes for accuracy and precision (e.g., She’s walking. I’m uncomfortable. They left reluctantly).

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Select a few frequently used affixes for accuracy and precision (e.g., She walks, I’m unhappy).

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Select a growing number of frequently used affixes for accuracy and precision (e.g., She walked. He likes . .. , I'm unhappy).

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Combine clauses in a wide variety of ways (e.g., creating complex sentences using a variety of subordinate conjunctions) to make connections between and join ideas, for example, to express cause/effect (e.g., Since the lion was at the waterhole, the deer ran away), to make a concession, or to link two ideas that happen at the same time (e.g., The cubs played while their mother hunted).

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Combine clauses in a few basic ways to make connections between and join ideas in sentences (e.g., creating compound sentences using coordinate conjunctions, such as and, but, so).