South Dakota ELA 9-10.WHST.5
The Standard
Use a writing process to develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. Use guidance and support from peers, adults, and/or digital tools as needed.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025) · Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students plan a claim or explanation for a named reader. They revise the main point, evidence, or order using feedback from a peer, teacher, or writing tool. They edit wording and errors after bigger changes.
What Mastery Looks Like
- In a report for neighbors, a student puts the finding first, cuts method details the readers do not need, and fixes unclear wording. They can explain which feedback they used and why.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often call spell-checking revision and leave a buried finding untouched. Others add every fact they found or follow every peer suggestion, even when it distracts the reader.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Revise 'We collected creek water by the bridge, used test strips, and measured 12 mg/L of nitrate' for nearby residents. Put the finding first, cut one detail, and explain why.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a four-sentence lab report cut into strips; have them move the finding first for a town council reader.
Ask students to write two sentences explaining whether a museum exhibit label should open with the event's date or its impact.
Play revision relay with the creek paragraph: partners mark the buried result, rewrite the opening, then swap papers to fix unclear words.
Give students a sample tally showing 18 of 25 students want more recycling bins; have them draft and revise an email to the principal.
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