CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.6
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 two pages in a single sitting.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Writing Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use a word processor and online tools to draft, revise, share, and publish writing. They collaborate through comments or shared documents and type at least two pages in one sitting.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can type at least two pages in one sitting and use basic formatting that makes the writing easy to read. They can share a file, leave a useful comment, respond to feedback, and publish a revised version.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think publishing means typing a final draft without revising it. They may focus on fonts and images, or change a partner’s work instead of leaving useful comments.
How to Assess It
- Have students type a two-page response to “Should fifth graders have homework?” in one sitting, then share the file and reply to one peer comment.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs draft files to open, rename, edit, save, and share, using a printed checklist for each step.
Ask students to explain in writing how a specific peer comment improved their draft.
Run a keyboarding relay where students accurately type short paragraphs, fix marked errors, and save each file with the correct name.
Create a class newsletter with student articles, peer comments, revisions, headings, and a published digital copy for families.
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