Common Core: Writing: History, Science & Technical Subjects
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.1e
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.2
Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.2a
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.2b
Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.2c
Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.1b
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.
October 1, 20186-8.WHST.1c
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
October 1, 2018