6-8 Writing Series

Units of Study in Argument, Information, and Narrative Writing

Units of Study (3 units per grade)

• Organised around the three types of writing: argument, information and narrative writing. Includes all of the teaching points, mini-lessons, conferences and small-group work needed to teach a comprehensive writing workshop curriculum.

A Guide to the Common Core Writing Workshop: Middle School

• Describes the essential principles, methods and structures of effective writing workshop instruction.

Also available for separate purchase

If... Then... Curriculum: Assessment-Based Instruction

• Contains additional and alternative units to support targeted instruction and differentiation.

Writing Pathways: Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions Grades 6–8

• A powerful assessment system offering learning progressions, performance assessments, student checklists, rubrics and levelled writing exemplars.

Also available in a K–8 edition for separate purchase.

Online resources

• The online resources offer downloadable, printable files for the anchor charts, student exemplars, homework assignments, checklists and assessment resources.