Read the criteria for a score of 4 in the elaboration category. then read the student’s paragraph. elaboration: score 4 successfully links cause with effect; fully elaborates connections among ideas. el niño is terrible. it is a weather pattern. it causes tornadoes. it also causes drought and floods. what is the best thing the student could do to get a better score in the category of elaboration? make the sentences shorter. include more effects of el niño. explain the causes in more detail. describe tornadoes more clearly.