(23) Research/Organizing and Presenting Ideas. Students organize and present their ideas and information according to the purpose of the research and their audience. Students are expected to synthesize the research into an extended written or oral presentation that:

(A) provides an analysis that supports and develops personal opinions, as opposed to simply restating existing information;

(B) uses a variety of formats and rhetorical strategies to argue for the thesis;

(C) develops an argument that incorporates the complexities of and discrepancies in information from multiple sources and perspectives while anticipating and refuting counter-arguments;

(D) uses a style manual (e.g., Modern Language Association, Chicago Manual of Style) to document sources and format written materials; and

(E) is of sufficient length and complexity to address the topic.