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=Welcome to the Writing Matters 217 Wiki!=


 * THE MOODLE CLASSROOM - This is where you will find the resources for teaching all seven of the Writing Matters units, including lesson plans, mentor texts, message boards, animations, think-alouds, and writer's notebooks. Moodle Help


 * THE TeXT eZINE - This is where your students will publish their final writing pieces in each genre. TeXT Help


 * THE ASSESSMENT TRACKER - This is where you will enter the rubric scores for your students in the Baseline Assessment and each unit. Assessment Tracker Help

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 *  UNIT MODIFICATION EXCHANGE - This is a forum to share modifications made to Writing Matters units, adjusting to time, technology,


 * UNDERSTANDING BY DESIGN - This is a page with resources for Understanding by Design, including templates for Writing Matters units that can be downloaded and modified.


 * WHAT IS ACADEMIC RIGOR? - Excerpt from the article "Addressing the Rigor Gap in Schools" by Bruce Torff


 * TIERED LESSONS - This is a page with resources to help teachers design tiered lessons for students.

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 * POETRY RESOURCES - This is a page with websites/resources to help you in planning your poetry lessons.