Writing: History, Science & Technical Subjects Progression Map
Common Core ELAGrades 6 to 1227 core standards · 9 connections
Discipline-specific writing skills for history, science, and technical classes in middle and high school.
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Grades 6–8
1 standardGrades 9–10
1 standardGrades 11–12
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Arguments
- WHST.6-8.1Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
- WHST.9-10.1Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
- WHST.11-12.1Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
Informative writing
- WHST.6-8.2Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
- WHST.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
- WHST.11-12.2Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
Clear, organized writing
- WHST.6-8.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- WHST.9-10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- WHST.11-12.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Planning and revising
- WHST.6-8.5With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and...
- WHST.9-10.5Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
- WHST.11-12.5Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
Writing with technology
- WHST.6-8.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.
- WHST.9-10.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display...
- WHST.11-12.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
Research projects
- WHST.6-8.7Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple...
- WHST.9-10.7Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize...
- WHST.11-12.7Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize...
Sources and evidence
- WHST.6-8.8Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and...
- WHST.9-10.8Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question;...
- WHST.11-12.8Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific...
Drawing on texts
- WHST.6-8.9Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- WHST.9-10.9Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- WHST.11-12.9Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Range of writing
- WHST.6-8.10Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and...
- WHST.9-10.10Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and...
- WHST.11-12.10Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and...