Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.1.A:
Students use both primary and secondary sources of information for research.

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.1.B:
Students analyze and integrate data, facts, and ideas to communicate information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.1.C:
Students define the meaning of and understand the consequences of plagiarism; investigate electronic safeguards.

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.1.D:
Students use a range of organizational strategies, such as clustering, webbing, and mapping, to present information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.1.E:
Students maintain a portfolio that includes informational writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.2.A:
Students write original literary texts:

• create social, historical, and/or cultural context
• create multiple levels of meaning

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.2.B:
Students write interpretive and responsive essays of approximately three to five 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
• use literary criticism to expand personal analysis of the literary texts
• 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.11.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.11.W.2.D:
Students maintain a portfolio that includes literary, interpretive, and responsive writing.

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.3.A:
Students develop critiques from more than one perspective, such as historical, cultural, and social.

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.3.B:
Students analyze a wide range of texts using resources such as recognized experts, knowledge from school subjects and reading, and personal experience.

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.3.C:
Students use strategies designed to influence or persuade in writing speeches, editorials, and advertisements.

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.3.D:
Students use telecommunication to participate in Listserv discussion groups.

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.W.3.E:
Students maintain a writing portfolio that includes writing for critical analysis and evaluation.

Performance Indicator - ELA.11.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.11.W.4.B:
Students respect age, gender, and cultural traditions of the recipient.