Component - 7W1a:
Introduce a precise claim, acknowledge and distinguish the claim from a counterclaim, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.

Component - 7W1b:
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using credible sources while demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.

Component - 7W1c:
Use precise language and content-specific vocabulary to argue a claim.

Component - 7W1d:
Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

Component - 7W1e:
Provide a concluding statement or section that explains the significance of the argument presented.

Component - 7W1f:
Maintain a style and tone appropriate to the writing task.

Component - 7W2a:
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect.

Component - 7W2b:
Develop a topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples; include formatting, graphics, and multimedia when useful to aid comprehension.

Component - 7W2c:
Use precise language and content-specific vocabulary to explain a topic.

Component - 7W2d:
Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

Component - 7W2e:
Provide a concluding statement or section that explains the significance of the information presented.

Component - 7W2f:
Establish and maintain a style appropriate to the writing task.

Component - 7W3a:
Engage the reader by establishing a point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters.

Component - 7W3b:
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.

Component - 7W3c:
Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.

Component - 7W3d:
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.

Component - 7W3e:
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.