Common Core State
6-8.WHST.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.5
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.7
Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.8
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.9
Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.10
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
October 1, 20189-10.L.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
October 1, 20189-10.L.1b
Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or presentations.
October 1, 20189-10.L.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
October 1, 20189-10.L.2a
Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related independent clauses.
October 1, 2018