W.6.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.
How this standard develops across Grades 6–8
The ELA strands share anchor standards, so the same skill appears at each grade with rising demand. Here is the full arc.
- W.6.6Grade 6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.
- W.7.6Grade 7: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.
- W.8.6Grade 8: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Where this sits in the school year
Our Grade 6 English Language Arts scope and sequence teaches W.6.6 in Unit 7: Revision, Research, and Publication, weeks 26–29.
Strengthen writing by planned revision passes; use technology to produce and publish with keyboarding fluency; conduct short research projects drawing on several sources; assess credibility, paraphrase without plagiarism, and cite; draw evidence from texts to support analysis. See the full pacing guide →
Teaching Kits for this standard
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