Performance Indicator - ELA.7.W.2.A:
Students write original literary texts to:

• develop a narrative, using an organizational plan such as chronology
• sequence events (e.g., rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution) to advance a plot, with assistance
• develop complex characters and create a setting
• use literary devices
• maintain a consistent point of view that enhances the message
• select a genre and use appropriate conventions, such as dialogue, rhythm, and rhyme, with assistance
• use language that is creative

Performance Indicator - ELA.7.W.2.B:
Students write interpretive and responsive essays of approximately three pages to:

• express opinions and support them through specific references to the text
• demonstrate understanding of plot and theme
• identify and describe characters and their motivations
• analyze the impact of the setting
• explain how the use of literary devices, such as symbolism, metaphor and simile, personification, and flashback, affects meaning
• draw conclusions and provide reasons for the conclusions
• compare and contrast characters, setting, mood, and voice in more than one literary text or performance
• make connections between literary text and personal experience or knowledge

Performance Indicator - ELA.7.W.2.C:
Students maintain a writing portfolio that includes imaginative, interpretive, and responsive writing.