CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.6
The Standard
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Writing Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students draft, revise, and publish writing with digital tools. They organize information so readers can see how ideas connect. They also work with others through shared documents, comments, and online feedback.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students create a clear digital text with headings, links, or visuals that help readers connect ideas. They use comments, shared documents, and revision history to give feedback and make purposeful changes. Their final work is polished and ready for an audience.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat fonts and colors as proof that a digital text is effective. They may paste online material without credit or leave vague comments such as "Looks good." Some overwrite a partner’s work instead of suggesting changes.
How to Assess It
- Give students a shared paragraph and three related facts. Ask them to add a heading, show one relationship with a link or visual, and leave one useful revision comment.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have pairs turn note cards into a shared digital article, using headings and links to show how the ideas connect.
Ask students to explain which digital feature best clarifies a cause and effect relationship, then defend their choice in writing.
Run a comment challenge where students earn points for specific feedback that names a problem and suggests a workable revision.
Have students create a one-page online guide for new students, then share it with classmates for comments and revision.
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