<span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>"This assessment system makes progress in writing as transparent, concrete, and obtainable as possible and puts ownership for this progress into the hands of learners. This system of assessment demystifies the Common Core State Standards, allowing students and teachers to work toward a very clear image of what good work entails."<br /> </em></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>- Lucy Calkins<br /> <br /> </em></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: #231f20;">Lucy Calkins' ground-breaking performance assessments and learning progressions from the <em>Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing</em> series have been reformatted to support any writing curriculum that aims for the lofty goals of the Common Core State Standards.<br /> <br /> </span><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: #231f20;">Designed as an instructional tool, <em>Writing Pathways</em>will help you provide students with continuous assessment, timely feedback, and clear goals. Organized around a K-6 continuum of learning progressions for opinion, information, and narrative writing, this practical guide includes:<br /> <br /> </span><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: #231f20;">- <strong>learning progressions </strong>for each kind of writing map the specific benchmarks students will master as they move through each stage of development<br /> </span><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: #231f20;">- <strong>student checklists</strong>, based on a grade-specific portion of the learning progressions, help students set goals and self-assess their work<br /> </span><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: #231f20;">- <strong>student writing samples </strong>illustrate different ways students have exemplified the standard and highlight essential features of each writing genre<br /> </span><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: #231f20;">- <strong>rubrics </strong>help professional learning communities evaluate mastery and plan instruction for large groups of students<br /> </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: #231f20;">- <strong>exemplar pieces of writing </strong>highlight the grade-specific traits you can expect to see at each level of the learning progressions<br /> </span><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: #231f20;">- <strong>on-demand writing prompts </strong>support schoolwide assessment. <br /> <br /> To learn more about the <em>Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing</em> series, visit .<br /> <br /> Save when you order a </span></span>