CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.6

ELA4th GradeProduction and Distribution of Writing

The Standard

With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Writing Standards

What This Standard Means

Students need to type, revise, and publish a piece of writing using a computer or tablet. They also need to use shared documents or safe online tools to give and receive feedback with classmates, with adult support.

Mastery looks like a student typing about one page in one sitting, saving work correctly, using basic formatting, and responding to peer comments. Students often get stuck with slow keyboarding, losing files, ignoring feedback, or focusing on fonts and colors instead of improving the writing.

Ways to Teach It

  • Have students type a handwritten paragraph into a shared document, revise one sentence, add a title, and save it in the correct folder.
  • Ask students to reply to one peer comment with, “I changed this because...” or “I kept it because...” after revising.
  • Give a five-minute keyboarding check where students copy a short paragraph, then note accuracy, spacing, capitals, and punctuation.
  • Show a class blog post or school newsletter, then discuss how writers use digital tools to publish for real readers.

Before This Standard

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What This Unlocks

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Standard text verified against corestandards.org on July 10, 2026.

Page updated July 10, 2026.

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