Performance Indicator - ELA.8.W.2.A:
Students write original literary texts to:

• develop a narrative, using an organizational plan such as chronology or flashback
• sequence events to advance a plot; use action, conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution
• maintain a consistent point of view that enhances the message and/or establishes the mood
• select a genre and use appropriate conventions, such as dialogue, rhythm, and rhyme

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.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 an understanding of plot and theme
• identify and describe characters and their motivations
• analyze the importance of setting
• identify and interpret how the use of literary devices, such as symbolism, metaphor and simile, alliteration, personification, flashback, and foreshadowing, 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

Performance Indicator - ELA.8.W.2.C:
Students maintain a writing portfolio that includes literary, interpretive, and responsive writing.