W.CCR.5–that’s the 5th College and Career Readiness anchor standard within the Writing strand of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA / Literacy–reads as follows:
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
An easy way to sum up W.CCR.5 is this: effective writing is so much more than sitting down, putting fingers to keyboard, and pounding out a piece in one sitting. Whether writing arguments, explanations, or narratives, there’s a lot that goes into elevating a piece to its potential.
