South Dakota ELA 8.W.6

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

• 8.W.6.a

  Link to and cite sources with a standard format such as MLA or APA.

• 8.W.6.b

  Present relationships between ideas efficiently.

• 8.W.6.c

  Interact and collaborate with others.

• 8.W.6.d

  Demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to produce writing with stamina in a single sitting.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students type, format, and publish writing with a digital tool. They link to sources, cite them in MLA or APA format, and show how their ideas connect. They share drafts and respond to comments from classmates.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can type a full draft in one sitting and format it so readers can follow the ideas. Their links lead to the right sources, and their citations give enough information to find those sources. They use a peer's comment to make a clear revision before publishing.

03

Common Misconceptions

Some students paste a URL and think it counts as a full citation. Others add headings but never explain how the ideas in each section connect. Some accept every peer edit without checking it, or mistake fast typing for finishing a draft in one sitting.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a short web article with an author, title, date, and URL. In 12 minutes, have them type a paragraph that connects two ideas, links the article, and includes an MLA Works Cited entry.

1. 01

   In a shared document, have pairs type a 12-minute draft about later school start times, add headings, and leave one specific revision comment.

2. 02

   Show two paragraphs about phone rules, one with a linked claim and citation, and ask, 'Which paragraph can you verify, and why?'

3. 03

   Give teams citation cards with author, page title, site, date, and URL; race to assemble an MLA entry, then check a model.

4. 04

   Have students write a lunch menu update for a mock class newsletter, link the school menu, and publish after a partner checks the link.

• 6.W.6

  Use technology, including digital tools/platforms, to produce and publish writing.

• 7.W.6

  The 7th Grade version of this standard.

• 2.W.6

  Use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, both individually and collaboratively with guidance and support.

• 6-8.WHST.6

  Use technology, including digital tools/platforms, to format, produce and publish writing