Units of Study in Argument, Information, and Narrative Writing 8th Grade

Grades 6-8

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.