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=Welcome to the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District's one-stop collaborative spot for Writing Unit work aligning to the Common Core State Standards.=

__Important Links:__
1. Here is the link to the Common Core State Standards(CCSS) site: [|CCSS Home] and a link to an [|Umbrella graphic] that provides the big-picture of the CCSS at-a-glance.

2. Here is a link to the Common Core model writing units created through a collaborative effort of the 57 ISDs in Michigan through MAISA (Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators) [|www.gomaisa.org] (scroll down to "ELA CCRS Materials")

3. 2010-11: Here is the link to the initial work shared at the Michigan Reading Association's Poster Session March, 2011 including links to local: On the left choose "Professional Development" then from the drop down choose MRA Poster Session. The Opinion Unit and the Research,Informative/Explanatory Unit are under K-3, the Grammar Units are under 4-8. [|Mission Literacy]
 * Grammar Units,
 * Research and Informative/Explanatory Unit
 * and a Second Grade Opinion Unit.


 * Here's a direct link the the newest Research,Informative/Explanatory Unit [|Research Unit]

4. Here is a direct link to the Research Unit from Oakland ISD [|Oakland ISD Writing Units]

5. Here's the link to the MAISD writing blog. On the right is a page with the Research and Report (original) unit as well as other resources. [|MAISD Writing Blog]

6. Here's a link to Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. They share units throughout the year as well as many other resources. [|Teachers College Link]