Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.1.A:
Students use both primary and secondary sources of information for research.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.1.B:
Students select and limit topics for informational writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.1.C:
Students analyze data, facts, and ideas to communicate information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.1.D:
Students take notes and organize information from written and oral texts, such as lectures and interviews.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.1.E:
Students use a range of organizational strategies (e.g., clustering, webbing, and mapping) to present information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.1.F:
Students define the meaning of and understand the consequences of plagiarism; investigate school policy.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.1.G:
Students use charts, graphs, and diagrams to support and illustrate informational texts.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.1.H:
Students maintain a portfolio that includes informational writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.2.A:
Students write original literary texts:

• use literary devices, such as figurative language, allegory, irony, symbolism, and stream of consciousness
• create multiple levels of meaning, with assistance
• use language and sentence structure creatively to elicit the reader's emotional response

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.2.B:
Students write interpretive and responsive essays of approximately three pages to:

• express judgments and support them through references to the text, using direct quotations and paraphrase
• explain how the author's use of literary devices affects meaning
• examine development and impact of literary elements, such as character (protagonist and antagonist), action (conflict, intrigue, suspense, and climax), and setting (locale and time period), in literary texts and performances
• compare and contrast the treatment of literary elements in different genres and by more than one author
• engage in a variety of prewriting experiences, such as using a variety of visual representations to express interpretations, feelings, and new insights 

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.2.C:
Students use resources such as personal experience, knowledge from other content areas, and independent reading to create literary, interpretive, and responsive texts.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.2.D:
Students maintain a portfolio that includes literary, interpretive, and responsive writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.3.A:
Students articulate one or more perspectives, such as one's own and/or those of a special interest group, to summarize arguments on different sides of issues.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.3.B:
Students develop critiques from more than one perspective, such as historical and cultural.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.3.C:
Students analyze texts, using resources such as recognized experts, knowledge from school subjects and reading, and personal experience.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.3.D:
Students use strategies designed to influence or persuade in writing editorials.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.3.E:
Students use telecommunication to participate in Listserv discussion groups.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.3.F:
Students maintain a writing portfolio that includes writing for critical analysis and evaluation.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.4.A:
Students share the process of writing with peers and adults; for example, write a condolence note, get well-card, or thank-you letter with writing partner(s).

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.4.B:
Students respect age, gender, and cultural traditions of the recipient.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.4.C:
Students identify and model the social communication techniques of published writers.

Performance Indicator - ELA.10.W.4.D:
Students distinguish between the conventions of academic writing and the conventions of email and instant messaging.