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=**Welcome to the WVHS Writing Wiki!**= This is a place for the WVHS English Department to collaborate and discuss our practice in WRITING INSTRUCTION for grades 9-12.

=__Important Documents__=
 * Common Core State Standards Initiative Home Page : This is the OFFICIAL home page for the entire Common Core initiative.
 * Common Core State Standards for ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS PDF: Want to see them for yourself? This is the document you want to take a look at. (Keep in mind that the standards for "Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects" are also included.)
 * **Writing Next Research PDF:** This document presents, in a very clear manner, "Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of in Adolescents in Middle and High Schools." This research document was referenced during all 5 days of the NIU Literacy Conference 2011: Writing Matters.