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=Welcome to the ESU2 Writing Wiki= Opportunities for Teachers

 Please join The Durham Museum for the 10th anniversary of the region’s largest open house and information exchange exclusively for our community’s teachers and education professionals! The Durham Museum Teachers’ Night is sponsored by Cox Communications, First Nebraska Educators Credit Union, The Holland Foundation, the Adah and Leon Millard Foundation, the Nebraska State Education Association and the Metropolitan Utilities District **Registration is required to attend The Durham Museum Teachers’ Night **. Go to http://www.durhammuseum.org/teacherreservation/  to register today .
 * Meet representatives and pick up free classroom resources from more than 60 area cultural and educational institutions
 * Tour The Durham’s latest temporary exhibitions, Liberty on the Border: A Civil War Exhibit from Cincinnati Museum Center and Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear from the California Science Center
 * Learn about the museum’s upcoming blockbuster exhibition, “1968: The Exhibit” from the Minnesota History Center and enjoy live music from the “68’s”, a musical review of 1968.
 * Experience an Omaha history tour aboard Ollie the Trolley
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Door prizes, raffle drawings, and a complimentary cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception will make this an evening you will not want to miss!

This site will focus on the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing. Each page will focus on one trait and provide resources and lessons. I will also divide the pages into grade levels and content areas.

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Sacred Writing Time

 * This would be a great bell ringer/opener for 5th through 12 grades. On this site is two months worth of free powerpoints. If you like them you can purchase the entire year to use in your classes. Check them out.