Common Core: Writing
7.W.3d
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
October 1, 20187.W.1b
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
October 1, 20187.W.3e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
October 1, 20187.W.1c
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence.
October 1, 20186.W.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.
October 1, 20186.W.7
Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
October 1, 20186.W.8
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
October 1, 20186.W.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
October 1, 20186.W.9a
Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics”).
October 1, 20186.W.9b
Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not”).
October 1, 20186.W.10
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, 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, 20186.W.3c
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
October 1, 2018