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Common Core ELA5th GradeWriting

W.5.6: Publish and Collaborate with Technology

Also written as CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.6 · Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing.

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The Official Wording

With some guidance and support from adults, 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 two pages in a single sitting.

Common Core State Standards, Grade 5, Writing · Read it at the source · Checked October 14, 2026

What W.5.6 Means in Plain English

Fifth graders use a shared document or class blog to publish finished work and to work with classmates, such as leaving a specific comment on a partner’s draft. They also type: two pages in one sitting, with an adult nearby for help.

Fourth grade (W.4.6) asks for one typed page in a sitting. Fifth grade doubles it to two. Sixth grade (W.6.6) drops the adult support from the wording and raises the target to three pages.

W.5.6 I Can Statements

  • I can publish my writing online with some help from an adult.
  • I can leave a helpful comment on a classmate’s shared draft.
  • I can type at least two pages in one sitting.

W.5.6 Worked Example

Collaborating online mostly means commenting, and here are two comments left on the same shared draft.

Prompt

Marcus shared the draft of his book review in our class document. Leave him a comment that will help him make it better.

Not YetNice job Marcus, I really liked it. Maybe add more.Friendly, but Marcus cannot act on it: it does not say what worked, more of what, or where in the review.
Meets the StandardHi Marcus, your first line, “This book made me want to stay up all night,” made me want to keep reading. In your second paragraph you say the ending is surprising, but you do not say why. Could you add one detail about the twist without giving it away? I also noticed that the book’s title is not in italics in your last paragraph. Overall, this review would convince me to check the book out.It quotes something specific that works, points to an exact paragraph that needs help, asks a question Marcus can answer with one change, catches a convention a shared document makes easy to fix, and keeps a respectful tone, which matters when the writer cannot hear your voice.
Moves to Use
Start with one specific thing that works, quoted from the draft.Point to an exact paragraph or sentence, not the whole piece.Ask a question the writer can answer with one change.Keep the tone friendly, since the writer reads it without your voice.

Common Mistakes with W.5.6

Comments nobody can act on

“Good job!” or “Add more” under every draft in the class folder

Try this: Teach a three-part comment, one thing that works, one exact spot to fix and one question, and model it on a projected draft.

Typing too slowly to finish

A student who needs three sessions to type one page

Try this: Schedule short, regular typing practice from early in the year and time a two-page typing session once a month to track growth.

Rewriting someone else’s draft

A partner changes the writer’s sentences directly in the shared document

Try this: Limit partners to comments or suggestions, so every change stays the writer’s decision and the writer can accept or reject it.

Where W.5.6 Fits

Comes BeforeW.4.6Publish and collaborate with technology, and type at least one page in a sitting.
AlongsideW.5.5Revise using the feedback partners leave in the shared draft.SL.5.5Add multimedia and visual displays to presentations when they help the main ideas.
Comes NextW.6.6Publish and collaborate online without the adult support in the wording, and type three pages in a sitting.

Practice W.5.6

Writing Prompt GeneratorFree ToolA fresh prompt for a timed typing session. Students type straight into a shared document, then trade drafts and leave one comment each.Grade 5On screenTyped response
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Quick Check

  1. Which line from Marcus’s draft does the strong comment praise?
  2. What change does the strong comment ask for, and where?
  3. Which convention does the strong comment catch?

W.5.6: Other Names

W.5.6CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.6

Common Core State Standards © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved. Official wording from the Common Core State Standards PDFs at corestandards.org, last checked October 14, 2026. The explanation, I can statements, example, mistakes and practice on this page are EMStudio’s own, written beside the official wording. They are not part of the standard.