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The study, which was conducted at eight grade of SMPN 2 Babelan-Bekasi, aimed to find out the impact of self and peer assessments to develop students’ writing performance. 42 students with 22 females and 20 males were selected as the respondents. This research was a case study consisting of three stages. First, planning. Second, activity and third, analysis. To collect the data the researcher were observation, interview and documentation and report. The research used two types of instruments, students’ writing and questionnaire were designed. The results of this research revealed that first, teaching writing and peer assessments could develop student’s writing performance. Second, peer assessments motivated them to write more creative to be an enthusiasm and to be autonomy learner. Besides, the number of errors in writing components was significantly decreased after they were encouraged to assess by peers. In each stage the researcher reported the results of students in learning process. The first stage showed that students lacked of interest in the learning method. In the second stage, the students began to be enthusiastic and interested in learning methods. In the third stage, the students showed a positive attitude during teaching and learning process and the students could develop their writing skill.