Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.1.A:
Students use at least two sources of information in writing a report.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.1.B:
Students take notes to record data, facts, and ideas, following teacher direction.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.1.C:
Students state a main idea and support it with facts and details.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.1.D:
Students use organizational patterns such as compare/contrast and time/order for expository writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.1.E:
Students connect personal experiences to new information from school subject areas.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.1.F:
Students use a variety of resources to support spelling, such as dictionaries and spell-check tools in word processing programs.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.1.G:
Students produce clear, well-organized reports and accounts that demonstrate understanding of a topic.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.1.H:
Students support interpretations and explanations with evidence from text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.1.I:
Students maintain a portfolio that includes informational writing as a method of reviewing work with teachers and parents/caregivers.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.1.J:
Students compare and contrast ideas between two sources, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.2.A:
Students develop original literary texts that:

• contain characters, simple plot, and setting
• use rhythm and rhyme to create short poems and songs
• use dialogue
• use vivid language
• use descriptive language to create an image

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.2.B:
Students write interpretive and responsive essays that:

• describe literary elements such as plot, setting, and characters
• express a personal response
• describe themes of literary texts, with assistance
• compare and contrast elements of texts, with assistance

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.2.C:
Students produce clear, well-organized responses to stories read or listened to, supporting the understanding of characters and events with details from story.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.2.D:
Students produce imaginative stories and personal narratives that show development, organization, and effective language.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.2.E:
Students use resources such as personal experiences and elements from other texts and performances to stimulate own writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.2.F:
Students use computer to create and respond to literary texts.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.2.G:
Students maintain a portfolio that includes imaginative and interpretive writing as a method of reviewing work with teachers and parents/caregivers.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.3.A:
Students use a variety of prewriting tools to organize ideas and information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.3.B:
Students state a main idea, theme, or opinion and provide supporting details from the text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.3.C:
Students use relevant examples, reasons, and explanations to support ideas.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.3.D:
Students express opinions and make judgments that demonstrate a personal point of view.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.3.E:
Students use personal experiences and knowledge to analyze new ideas.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.3.F:
Students analyze the author's use of setting, plot, character, rhyme, and rhythm in written and visual text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.3.G:
Students create an advertisement, using words and pictures, to illustrate an opinion about a product.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.3.H:
Students use effective vocabulary in expository writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.3.I:
Students use details from stories or informational texts to predict or explain relationships between information and events.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.3.J:
Students use ideas from two sources of information to generalize about causes, effects, or other relationships.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.3.K:
Students maintain a portfolio that includes written analysis and evaluation as a method of reviewing work with teachers and parents/caregivers.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.4.A:
Students share the process of writing with peers and adults; for example, write with a partner.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.4.B:
Students respect the age, gender, social position, and cultural traditions of the recipient.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.4.C:
Students develop a personal voice that enables the reader to get to know the writer, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.4.D:
Students use the tone, vocabulary, and sentence structure of informal conversation.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.W.4.E:
Students maintain a portfolio that includes writing for social interaction as a method of reviewing work with teachers and parents/caregivers.