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Common Core ELA6th GradeWriting

W.6.6: Publish, Collaborate and Type Three Pages

Also written as CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.6 · Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing.

Make a Typing PromptAll 41 6th Grade ELA Standards

The Official Wording

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.

Common Core State Standards, Grade 6, Writing · Read it at the source · Checked October 14, 2026

What W.6.6 Means in Plain English

Sixth graders draft in shared documents, publish to a class site or blog, and use the comments to work with readers and classmates, like answering a parent’s question under a published post. They also type at least three pages in one sitting.

Fifth grade (W.5.6) does this with some guidance from adults and types two pages. Sixth grade drops the adult support from the wording and raises the target to three pages. Seventh grade (W.7.6) adds linking to and citing sources in what students publish.

W.6.6 I Can Statements

  • I can draft and publish my writing using online tools.
  • I can respond to readers and classmates respectfully in online comments.
  • I can type at least three pages in one sitting.

W.6.6 Worked Example

Publishing starts a conversation. Here are two replies to the same reader comment under a student group’s blog post.

Prompt

Your group published a post on the class blog: “Our Cafeteria Should Compost Its Food Scraps.” A parent, Ms. Patel, left this comment: “Won’t compost bins attract rats?” Write your group’s reply.

Not YetThanks for the comment!! No it won’t, composting is totally safe. You should read the post again.It answers, but it brushes the reader off: no reason backs the “no,” “totally” and the double exclamation point do not suit a parent on the school site, and telling her to reread the post shuts down the conversation the comments opened.
Meets the StandardThank you for reading, Ms. Patel, and for raising a fair question. Our group looked into pests before we wrote the post. The bins we proposed are closed tumblers with locking lids, and we would compost only fruit and vegetable scraps, never meat or dairy, which attract animals most. Mr. Ruiz, our custodian, has agreed to check the lids after each lunch. We have added a paragraph about pest control to the post so other readers can see the plan too.It thanks the reader by name, treats the concern as fair, answers with specific details from the group’s research and plan, and goes back to the published post itself, adding a paragraph so the next reader gets the answer too. That is technology used to interact, not only to post.
Moves to Use
Thank the reader and treat the question as a fair one.Answer with specific facts, not just yes or no.Update the published piece when a reader finds a gap.Keep the tone you would use with that person face to face.

Common Mistakes with W.6.6

Publishing as the finish line

A post goes up on the class blog and nobody reads or answers the comments under it

Try this: Schedule a reply day a week after publishing, when every writer answers at least one reader comment and updates the post if needed.

Three pages in three sittings

A student who types with two fingers and needs a week to finish a typed essay

Try this: Build in ten minutes of typing practice twice a week and time a three-page sitting each quarter, so growth is measured, not guessed.

One person writes the group document

A shared document whose version history shows a single author

Try this: Assign each group member a named section and check the version history, so each student’s contribution is visible and credited.

Where W.6.6 Fits

Comes BeforeW.5.6Publish and collaborate with some adult guidance, and type two pages in a sitting.
AlongsideW.6.5Revise using the comments classmates leave in a shared draft.SL.6.5Add multimedia and visual displays to presentations to clarify information.
Comes NextW.7.6Link to and cite sources in published writing while collaborating online.

Practice W.6.6

Writing Prompt GeneratorFree ToolA fresh prompt for a timed typing session: students type straight into a document for the full period and note their page count at the end.Grade 6Typed responseOn screen
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Quick Check

  1. What concern does Ms. Patel raise in her comment?
  2. Name two specific details the strong reply gives to answer her.
  3. How does the strong reply use the published post itself?

W.6.6: Other Names

W.6.6CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.6

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.