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