Maryland Standards
MD.4.0. Writing
4.A.2. Compose oral, written, and visual presentations that express personal ideas, inform, and persuade
4.A.2.d. Compose to persuade using significant reasons and relevant support to agree or disagree with an idea
4.A.2.d.1. Take a position and generate convincing reasons to support it
4.A.2.f. Manage time and process when writing for a given purpose
4.A.7. Locate, retrieve, and use information from various sources to accomplish a purpose
4.A.7.a. Identify, evaluate, and use sources of information on a self-selected and/or given topic
4.A.7.e. Credit sources when paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting to avoid plagiarism
MD.7.0. Speaking
7.A.2. Make oral presentations
7.A.2.a. Speak in a variety of situations to inform and/or relate experiences, including retelling stories