Component Information
3 grade-specific units of study
- Are organized around the three types of writing mandated by the Common Core—argument, information, and narrative writing
- Lay out six weeks of instruction (16–18 sessions) in each unit
- Include all of the teaching points, minilessons, conferences, and small-group work needed to teach a comprehensive workshop curriculum
- Model Lucy and her colleagues’ carefully crafted teaching moves and language
If... Then... Curriculum: Assessment-Based Instruction, Grades 6–8
- Offers nine alternate units of study
- Presents if/then conferring scenarios that support targeted instruction and differentiation
Writing Pathways: Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions, 6–8
- Is organized around a 6–8 learning progression across argument, information, and narrative writing
- Includes performance assessments, student checklists, rubrics, and leveled writing exemplars
A Guide to the Common Core Writing Workshop, Grades 6–8 crystallizes the essential principles, methods, and structures of effective writing workshop instruction.
The Resources for Teaching Writing CD-ROM provides unit-specific print resources to support your teaching throughout the year.