South Dakota ELA 6.W.5

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

• 6.W.5.a

  Employ the writing process by planning, drafting, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

• 6.W.5.b

  Use guidance and support from peers, adults, and digital tools. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and includin...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students plan and draft a piece, then use feedback from a partner, teacher, or digital tool to improve it. They revise ideas and order, edit errors, and rewrite sections that are not working.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can make a draft clearer by adding a detail, moving a sentence, or replacing a weak opening. They can explain their changes and correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think revision means fixing spelling, so they leave vague ideas or confusing order alone. Some accept every spell-check suggestion or peer comment without checking whether it helps the reader.

04

How to Assess It

Ask students to revise this draft: “The game was fun. They was loud and it made things hard.” Have them name who was loud, add one detail, and fix the verb.

1. 01

   Give pairs printed rough paragraphs, scissors, and tape; have them move sentences into a clearer order before revising their own drafts.

2. 02

   Have partners point to one confusing line in a draft and ask what detail would help, then have writers record one change.

3. 03

   Play a revision relay: teams draw cards marked add detail, reorder, or replace a vague word, then revise a shared paragraph.

4. 04

   Have students draft a lunch menu suggestion for the cafeteria manager, revise after peer feedback, and edit it before sending.

• 8.W.5

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.

• 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.

• 7.W.5

  The 7th Grade version of this standard.

• 6-8.WHST.5

  Develop and strengthen writing as needed.