Performance Indicator

ELA.7.W.2.A: Students write original literary texts to:

• develop a narrative, using an organizational plan such as chronology
• sequence events (e.g., rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution) to advance a plot, with assistance
• develop complex characters and create a setting
• use literary devices
• maintain a consistent point of view that enhances the message
• select a genre and use appropriate conventions, such as dialogue, rhythm, and rhyme, with assistance
• use language that is creative