The standards below begin at grade 6; standards for K–5 writing in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects are integrated into the K–5 Writing standards. The CCR anchor standards and high school standards in literacy work in tandem to define college and career readiness expectations—the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity.

WHST.6-12.1: Text Types and Purposes

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WHST.6-12.2: Text Types and Purposes

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WHST.6-12.3: Text Types and Purposes

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Note: WHST.3 does not apply to the 6-12 Content Standards.  Students’ narrative skills continue to grow in these grades. The Standards require that students be able to incorporate narrative elements effectively into arguments and informative/explanatory texts. In history/social studies, students must be able to incorporate narrative accounts into their analyses of individuals or events of historical import. In science and technical subjects, students must be able to write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.

WHST.6-12.4: Production and Distribution of Writing

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WHST.6-12.5: Production and Distribution of Writing

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WHST.6-12.6: Production and Distribution of Writing

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WHST.6-12.7: Research to Build and Present Knowledge

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WHST.6-12.8: Research to Build and Present Knowledge

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WHST.6-12.9: Research to Build and Present Knowledge

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WHST.6-12.10: Range of Writing

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