may include to understand, to inquire, to explore, to inform, to interpret, to explain, to take a position, to evaluate, to provoke, to problem solve, and to entertain

• using active listening skills and receptive body language (e.g., paraphrasing and building on others’ ideas)
• disagreeing respectfully
• extending thinking (e.g., shifting, changing) to broader contexts (e.g., social media, digital environments)
• collaborating in large and small groups

A person’s sense of identity is a product of linguistic factors or constructs, including oral tradition, story, recorded history, and social media; voice; cultural aspects; literacy history; and linguistic background (English as first or additional language).