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
What This Standard Means
Students need to draft, revise, publish, and share writing using digital tools. They should know how to type, format text, save work, use basic online resources safely, and respond to classmates in a shared document or classroom platform.
Mastery looks like a student typing about two pages in one sitting with reasonable speed and accuracy, then using comments, links, headings, or images in a purposeful way. Students often get stuck managing files, typing fluently, giving useful feedback, and copying online information instead of using their own words.
Ways to Teach It
- Have students type a revised opinion paragraph in Google Docs, add a title, fix spacing, and share it with one peer for comments.
- Ask students to write a short comment on a classmate’s draft that names one strength and one specific suggestion.
- Give a 10-minute keyboarding check where students type from a printed passage, then count words and note common errors.
- Show a simple blog post or online article, then have students identify one way technology made the writing easier to read.
Before This Standard
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What This Unlocks
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