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Writing & Sharing with Technology

  • Grade 5
  • English Language Arts
  • W.5.6
  • Writing
  • Free lesson

Aligned to W.5.6 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

Computers and the Internet help you type, publish, and work with others. Learn to format your work and give teammates useful, kind feedback.

Worked examples

Example 1

You and a partner write a shared document. You add a heading, fix a typo your partner missed, and leave a comment: 'Great ending — add one more example?'

Example 2

In a shared document you can see who changed what, which makes it easy to ask 'why did you cut this?' instead of just restoring it.

Example 3

A comment is better than an edit when you are unsure. 'Did you mean 1920 or 1930?' respects the writer's work.

Practice questions

  1. List two things a typing program helps you do.
  2. Write one kind, specific comment on a classmate's draft.
  3. Explain a safe habit when writing online.

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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.

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En español

Escribir y Compartir con Tecnología

Las computadoras e Internet te ayudan a escribir, publicar y trabajar con otros. Aprende a dar formato a tu trabajo y a dar comentarios útiles y amables a tus compañeros.

Ejemplo 1: Tú y un compañero escriben un documento compartido. Agregas un título, corriges un error que él no vio y dejas un comentario: 'Buen final, ¿agregas un ejemplo más?'

Ejemplo 2: En un documento compartido puedes ver quién cambió qué, lo que hace fácil preguntar '¿por qué quitaste esto?' en vez de solo restaurarlo.

Ejemplo 3: Un comentario es mejor que una edición cuando no estás seguro. '¿Querías decir 1920 o 1930?' respeta el trabajo de quien escribió.

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