Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.1.A:
Students copy words, phrases, and sentences from books, magazines, signs, charts, and own dictation.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.1.B:
Students write data, facts, and ideas gathered from personal experiences.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.1.C:
Students maintain a portfolio of informational writings and drawings, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.1.D:
Students take notes to record facts from lessons, with assistance

• write words or draw pictures in order to capture important understandings

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.1.E:
Students state the main idea, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.1.F:
Students use resources such as a picture dictionary or word wall to find and write words, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.2.A:
Students develop original literary texts to:

• create a story with a beginning, middle, and end, using words that can be understood by others
• create poems or jingles, using words that can be understood by others

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.2.B:
Students write to respond to text to:

• express feelings about characters or events in one or more stories
• describe characters, settings, or events
• list a sequence of events in a story
• retell a story, using words
• identify the problem and solution in a simple story

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.2.C:
Students maintain a portfolio of writings and drawings in response to literature, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.2.D:
Students use personal experiences to stimulate own writing, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.3.A:
Students write to express opinions and judgments to:

• share what they know, want to know, and have learned about a theme or topic
• respond in words to an experience or event shared by a classmate
• depict an opinion about statements, illustrations, characters, and events in written and visual texts
• compare characters, settings, and events within and between stories
• describe the differences between real and imaginary experiences
• describe the connections between personal experiences and ideas and information in written and visual texts

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.3.B:
Students maintain a portfolio of writings and drawings that express opinions and judgments, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.3.C:
Students use prewriting tools, such as semantic webs and concept maps, to organize ideas and information, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.4.A:
Students share the process of writing with peers or adults; for example, write with a partner or in a cooperative group.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.4.B:
Students respect the age, gender, and culture of the recipient.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.4.C:
Students write friendly letters to others, using salutations and closings.

Performance Indicator - ELA.1.W.4.D:
Students maintain a portfolio of writings and drawings for social interaction, with assistance.