Performance Indicator - ELA.7.S.2.A:
Students present interpretations and support them through specific references to the text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.7.S.2.B:
Students explain social, historical, and cultural features of literary text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.7.S.2.C:
Students present original literary texts, using language and text structures that are inventive; for example:

• use conventions of the literary genre, such as story, poem, and play
• use an introduction that catches and excites the interest of the listener

Performance Indicator - ELA.7.S.2.D:
Students ask and respond to questions to clarify an interpretation or response to literary texts and performances.