“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, allowing students and teachers to work toward a very clear image of what good writing entails.”

—Lucy Calkins, Writing Pathways

Originally developed for the bestselling Units of Study in Opinion/Argument, Information, and Narrative Writing, Lucy Calkins’ groundbreaking performance assessment system offers instructional tools to support continuous assessment, timely feedback, and clear goals tied to Common Core-aligned learning progressions. 

 Ideal for writing workshop, but suitable for any writing instruction context, this practical guide includes:

  • Learning progressions  
  • On-demand writing prompts   
  • Student checklists
  • Rubrics
  • Student writing samples  
  • Exemplar pieces of writing

Writing Pathways