Common Core Standards

Grade 6

Writing W.6.6

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.

For today's sixth graders, who have grown up in the Age of Computers, the skills required in this Common Core Standard (write stuff using a computer) should be second nature to them. The only thing to really teach students is the last part of this standard, the one that says they should be able to type at least three pages in one go. Last we checked, that’s the only thing they don’t teach at the Trolling University Online.

Example 1

Here's a lesson to use when teaching any science-fiction, futuristic, or dystopian novel of your choosing. (We like The Giver paired with articles speculating about the future of education.)

Have students create a digital yearbook in order to present their own concept of the “School of the Future.” Specific slides of the yearbook should be creative representations of a typical yearbook (student photos, clubs, sports, etc.), but reflect their ideas about going to school in the future.

Aligned Resources

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