Williamsonians & McLaughonians
March 21-24
This Week's Special Events
Monday During Specials for Students
Tuesday at 6:00 PM for Parents Only
A homework pass will be given to each student who has a parent attend this learning opportunity. http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents
Tuesday 3/29 is STAAR Writing
- Writing homework from me, Mrs. Williams, will involve completion of classwork. I'll send Remind 101 texts with specifics each day. This homework should take 15 minutes.
- Be sure to take advantage of the enrichment opportunities found in the rest of this Smore.
- Read 120 minutes at home throughout the seven day week.
- Homework from Mr. McLaughlin http://www.dentonisd.org/Page/77649
How do I write an expository essay?
- Expository Writing Song https://youtu.be/3sNHpXjRuL8
- Expository Rap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfMtTfXnk9g
- Pow Toon Review for STAAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP27tOUtkrc
- How to Write an Expository Essay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR4LunWz-jU
Our Writing Rubric for High Quality Expository Essays
Complete Sentences
Complete Sentence Song https://youtu.be/dbhLKwZz5Ls
School House Rock https://youtu.be/fdUXxdmhIswUse Meaningful Transitions
What are transitions and why do I need to use them in my writing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-gLr_9i0g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0y89jP-Rfg
AAAWWUBBIS https://youtu.be/nNrvAmM3M2I
Caring for Praying Mantis Eggs
Caring for Leopard Geckos
Vocabulary to Know
organism, producer, consumer, loyalist, although, meanwhile, varied, variety, robust, oppose, compassionate, approach, transition