Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.1.A:
Students take notes to record data, facts, and ideas both by following teacher direction and by writing independently.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.1.B:
Students state a main idea and support it with details.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.1.C:
Students use organizational patterns such as compare/contrast, cause/effect, and time/order, for expository writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.1.D:
Students use a variety of resources, such as age-appropriate dictionaries and/or computer software, to spell words correctly.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.1.E:
Students produce clear, well-organized, and well-developed explanations, reports, accounts, and directions that demonstrate understanding of a topic.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.1.F:
Students support interpretations and explanations with evidence from text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.1.G:
Students maintain a portfolio that includes informational writing as a method of reviewing work with teachers and parents/ caregivers.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.1.H:
Students compare and contrast ideas and information from two sources.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.1.I:
Students write labels and captions for graphics to convey information, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.2.A:
Students write original literary texts that:

• use dialogue to create short plays
• use vivid and playful language

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.2.B:
Students write interpretive and responsive essays that:

• describe literary elements such as plot, setting, and characters
• describe themes of literary texts
• compare and contrast elements of text

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.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 the story.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.2.D:
Students produce imaginative stories and personal narratives that show insight, development, organization, and effective language.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.2.E:
Students use resources such as personal experiences and themes from the text and performances to stimulate own writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.2.F:
Students use a computer to create, respond to, and interpret literary texts.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.2.G:
Students maintain a portfolio that includes literary and interpretive writing as a method of reviewing work with teachers and parents/caregivers.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.2.H:
Students summarize the plot, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.2.I:
Students describe the characters and explain how they change, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.2.J:
Students describe the setting and recognize its importance to the story, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.2.K:
Students draw a conclusion about the work, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.3.A:
Students use prewriting strategies, such as semantic webs and Venn diagrams, to organize ideas and information and to plan writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.3.B:
Students state a main idea, theme, or opinion and provide supporting details.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.3.C:
Students use relevant examples, reasons, and explanations to support ideas.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.3.D:
Students express opinions and make judgments that demonstrate a personal point of view.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.3.E:
Students use personal experiences and knowledge to analyze and evaluate new ideas.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.3.F:
Students analyze and evaluate the author's use of setting, plot, character, rhyme, rhythm, and language in written and visual text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.3.G:
Students use effective vocabulary in persuasive and expository writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.3.H:
Students use details from stories or informational texts to predict, explain, or show relationships between information and events.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.3.I:
Students use ideas from two or more sources of information to generalize about causes, effects, or other relationships.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.W.3.J:
Students maintain a portfolio that includes written analysis and evaluation as a method of reviewing work with teachers and parents/caregivers.

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

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

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

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