Component - W.3.1.a:
Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.

Component - W.3.1.b:
Provide reasons that support the opinion.

Component - W.3.1.c:
Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.

Component - W.3.1.d:
Provide a concluding statement or section.

Component - W.3.2.a:
Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.

Component - W.3.2.b:
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.

Component - W.3.2.c:
Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.

Component - W.3.2.d:
Provide a concluding statement or section.

Component - W.3.3.a:
Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

Component - W.3.3.b:
Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.

Component - W.3.3.c:
Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.

Component - W.3.3.d:
Provide a sense of closure.