South Dakota ELA 5.W.6

5.W.6 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 5.W.6.a

  produce and publish writing.

• 5.W.6.b

  interact and collaborate with others.

• 5.W.6.c

  demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one to two pages in a single sitting.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students type one to two pages in one sitting. They use digital tools to improve and publish their writing, then exchange ideas and feedback with classmates.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can type a readable page without stopping often to find keys. They revise unclear sentences, post a finished piece, and give a classmate a specific suggestion.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may trust spell-check to fix unclear ideas or correctly spelled wrong words. They may change fonts instead of revising sentences, or leave comments like “Good job” that give a writer nothing to use.

04

How to Assess It

During one writing period, have students type one page from a handwritten draft, post it to the class folder, and leave one specific suggestion on a partner’s piece.

1. 01

   Print a confusing paragraph about a lost lunchbox; pairs type it, revise two unclear sentences, and show their before-and-after versions.

2. 02

   Ask, “Which partner comment helped you most, and what did you change because of it?” Have students answer in two sentences.

3. 03

   Set a one-sitting typing challenge: students type one page from a handwritten draft, then check it against the original for skipped words.

4. 04

   Have students type and post a one-page book recommendation to a class library board, then reply to a classmate’s question.

• 4.W.6

  Use technology to enhance writing with some guidance and support.

• 3.W.5

  Develop and strengthen writing as needed, with guidance and support from peers, adults, and digital tools by planning, drafting, revising, and editing.

• 3.W.6

  Use technology and keyboarding skills to produce and publish writing, with guidance and support both individually and collaboratively.

• 6.W.5

  Develop and strengthen writing as needed.