South Dakota ELA 5.W.6.c
The Standard
- 5.W.6
- Use technology to enhance writing with guidance as needed.
Demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one to two pages in a single sitting.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students type their own ideas during one writing period. They produce at least one page in a normal-sized font and fix typing errors as they go.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can type a full page without needing to handwrite it first. They add capitals and punctuation, correct typos, and keep writing until the page is done.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students think a page counts if they use oversized type or add blank lines. Others stop to perfect each sentence and run out of time before finishing a page.
How to Assess It
- Give students 30 minutes to type about a place they know in a 12-point, double-spaced document. Check for one full page of their own text, without extra blank lines.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students 30 minutes to type a one-page memory of a school event in a 12-point, double-spaced document.
Ask, 'What slows you down when typing?' Have partners share one way they fix typos without restarting a sentence.
Run a five-minute typing relay: students type a paragraph from the board, then correct three planted typos using the keyboard.
Have students type a one-page note to the librarian requesting a book series and explaining why classmates would read it.
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Related Standards
- 7.W.6.c
Demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to produce writing with stamina in a single sitting.
- 4.W.6.c
Demonstrate sufficient keyboarding skills to produce a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
- 6.W.6.c
Demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to produce writing with a minimum of two-three pages in a single sitting.
- 8.W.6.d
Demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to produce writing with stamina in a single sitting.
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