Rationale: The practice of elaboration and supporting one's ideas through specific and descriptive details, is a skill needed not only in the Language Arts classroom however in daily communication. Students often assume the reader knows what is going on in their head and understands every idea they mention in their writing. However, students should understand that their audience can be anyone who will not always understand what they are referring to in their writing. Students need to be able to explain and elaborate on their ideas in order to paint a picture in the reader's mind.