HW Week 44
Oct
27
to Oct 31
homework

HW Week 44

Hello 2025 Cohort!

The homework for classes from October 27 to 31 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.

PEAI will celebrate Halloween in the second class of the week 🎉 There will be Halloween activities and trick-or-treating. All students are encouraged to wear a costume for the occasion!

Bring texts the following days:

Day ONE
Mon/Tue

  1. Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7

  2. Understanding and Using English Grammar

  3. Great Writing 5: From Great Essays to Research

  4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (starting next week)

Day TWO
Thu/Fri

  1. Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7

  2. Understanding and Using English Grammar

  3. myPerspectives

  4. Lift

Oct. 27–28 // Yearbook Class Photo Day 📸

Work Time: 90+ min.

JOURNAL (15+ min.)

  • Respond to Journal #101. www.brendenleeteacher.com/index

    • The journal post will be viewable Friday morning.

    • Journal responses should be 100+ words and 100% original.

VOCABULARY (20+ min.)

We will play Kahoot in class to review the vocabulary for the lesson. If you’d like to play, please bring a device to class (e.g., laptop, tablet, smartphone). This is optional.

  • Complete 13A–13D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.

  • Study for the quiz.

WRITING (40+ min.)

*If you have any other props you think may be useful for the class photo, please bring them in!

BM1

Attire: Black shirts for boys and white shirts for girls
Props: crowns, scepters, gold/silver-colored accessories or decoration

BM2

Attire: blue jeans + your assigned color shirt
Props: anything related to video games

BT1

Attire: black pants + white button-up shirt
Props: black paper beard

BT2

Attire: All black
Props: blowdryer, combs, eggs, headbands, shampoo

  • Write a draft of your response for the PEAI Yearbook on the essay sheet that was handed out in class. A PDF of the essay sheet may be downloaded HERE.

    • The response must be between 250–550 words in length.

  • Choose your quote for the PEAI Yearbook! Submit the quote and its source on Google Forms. https://forms.gle/gyeDrJ6wTpGD1HhS7

    • Quotes are limited to 100 characters total. Letters and spaces count as one character. https://wordcounter.net/character-count

    • The quote should be appropriate for a school yearbook. There should not be any profanity or slang. Use standard English.

    • e.g., “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” –Dr. Seuss (this quote is 78 characters)

NOVEL (15+ min.)

  • Purchase Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. We will begin reading the novel next week.

  • Watch the video “Autism Spectrum: Atypical Minds in a Stereotypical World.” https://youtu.be/j3PrAqJ-H9k

  • Address one or more of the following in full sentences in your reading notebook (50+ words/answer):

  1. What is your reaction to the video?

  2. What challenges do you think a sixth grade student with autism would face in South Korea?

  3. OPTIONAL: Describe your experience with someone who is neuroatypical.

Tests

  • Vocabulary Quiz (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, antonym)

    • Lesson 13 (WW 3000 Book 7)

Oct. 30–31 // Halloween 🎃👻🍭

Work Time: 35+ min.

VOCABULARY (20+ min.)

  • Complete 13E in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.

  • Study for the quiz.

    • This vocabulary quiz will be done via Kahoot. All students will play individually. There will be 20 questions instead of the typical 14. Students without a device will need to take the quiz with paper and pencil.

GRAMMAR (15+ min.)

  • Complete the grammar packet (pp. 88–90) that was handed out in class. If you do not have it, please contact me via email.

READING (0 min.)

Unit 5:

Facing Adversity

  • None

DEBATE (0 min.)

  • None

Tests

  • Vocabulary Quiz (Kahoot!)

    • Lesson 13 (WW 3000 Book 7)

Please do not use the PEAI message system; I do not check it. Instead, send me an e-mail if you have any questions or concerns and I will get back to you on weekdays within 24 hours!

-Brenden Lee Teacher
e-mail: brendenleeteacher@gmail.com

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HW Week 45
Nov
3
to Nov 7
homework

HW Week 45

Hello 2025 Cohort!

The homework for classes from November 3 to 7 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.

Bring texts the following days:

Day ONE
Mon/Tue

  1. Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7

  2. Understanding and Using English Grammar

  3. Great Writing 5: From Great Essays to Research

  4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Day TWO
Thu/Fri

  1. Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7

  2. Understanding and Using English Grammar

  3. myPerspectives

  4. Lift

COMMUNITY (0+ min.)

  • You may update your avatar for your space on the class Welcome Screen. Upload the picture to your class’s Google Classroom stream or send it to me via email. http://classroom.google.com

    • Avatars should be appropriate for the classroom.

    • Avatars will be automatically resized into a square and only the middle of the picture will be visible.

    • This is your final avatar for grade 6!

Nov. 3–4 //

Work Time: 80+ min.

JOURNAL (15+ min.)

  • Respond to Journal #247. www.brendenleeteacher.com/index

    • The journal post will be viewable Friday morning.

    • Journal responses should be 100+ words and 100% original.

VOCABULARY (20+ min.)

We will play Kahoot in class to review the vocabulary for the lesson. If you’d like to play, please bring a device to class (e.g., laptop, tablet, smartphone). This is optional.

  • Complete 14A–14D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.

  • Study for the quiz.

WRITING (15+ min.)

  • Work on your Class Page for the PEAI Yearbook. https://www.canva.com

    • Each class is afforded exactly 2 pages (A4 size).

  • Bring in a device (e.g., laptop, tablet) to type your response for the PEAI Yearbook.

NOVEL (30+ min.)

  • Read chapters 2–67 in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Tests

  • Vocabulary Quiz (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, antonym)

    • Lesson 14 (WW 3000 Book 7)

  • Novel Quiz

    • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (ch. 2–67)

Nov. 6–7 //

Work Time: 90+ min.

VOCABULARY (20+ min.)

  • Complete 14E in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.

  • Study for the quiz.

GRAMMAR (20+ min.)

  • Complete Practice 1–6 (pp. 108–110) in Understanding and Using English Grammar Fifth Edition.

READING (30+ min.)

Unit 5:

Facing Adversity

*Complete this assignment if you did not do so previously.

  • Read from Grapes of Wrath (pp. 457–460) in myPerspectives.

  • Answer Comprehension Check questions 1–4 (p. 461) in full sentences in your reading notebook.

  • Address the Analyze the Text questions 1–4 (p. 462).

    • For question 4, write 50+ words.

DEBATE (20+ min.)

  • Watch the Prime Minister, 김재호, in 제8회 YTN-HUFS 고등학생영어토론대회 결승 / YTN 사이언스 (THBT If technologically possible, for the benefit of society, we should clone humans). https://youtu.be/7xh0GCFGoM8?t=317

  • Write 3 POIs to offer to the Prime Minister in your debate notebook. Remember to phrase them as questions.

    • e.g., Sir, you noted that human beings have inherent differences. Then also noted that Side Government will choose “extraordinary” individuals to clone. Talent manifests in SO many ways. How do you plan on FAIRLY and LOGICALLY determining who is “extraordinary” and who is just “ordinary”?

Tests

  • Vocabulary Quiz (short answer, definition)

    • Lesson 14 (WW 3000 Book 7)

Please do not use the PEAI message system; I do not check it. Instead, send me an e-mail if you have any questions or concerns and I will get back to you on weekdays within 24 hours!

-Brenden Lee Teacher
e-mail: brendenleeteacher@gmail.com

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HW Week 43
Oct
20
to Oct 24
homework

HW Week 43

Hello 2025 Cohort!

The homework for classes from October 20 to 24 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.

Bring texts the following days:

Day ONE
Mon/Tue

  1. Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7

  2. Understanding and Using English Grammar

  3. Great Writing 5: From Great Essays to Research

  4. The Outsiders

Day TWO
Thu/Fri

  1. Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7

  2. Understanding and Using English Grammar

  3. myPerspectives

  4. Lift

Oct. 20–21 //

Work Time: 95+ min.

JOURNAL (15+ min.)

  • Respond to Journal #171. www.brendenleeteacher.com/index

    • The journal post will be viewable Friday morning.

    • Journal responses should be 100+ words and 100% original.

VOCABULARY (30+ min.)

We will play Kahoot in class to review the vocabulary for the summative test. If you’d like to play, please bring a device to class (e.g., laptop, tablet). This is optional.

  • Complete Hidden Message (pp. 144–146) in Wordly Wise 3000, Book 7.

  • Study for the summative test.

    • A PDF of the word list may be downloaded HERE.

WRITING (20+ min.)

  • Choose one of the topics below. Then create an outline of your piece of writing in your writing notebook. The outline should be 100 words or more.

    • My Memory. Describe a memory from this year at PEAI and what made it meaningful to you.

    • Dear PEAI. Write a letter to PEAI as if it were a person. Start the letter, “Dear PEAI,”

    • Letter to Younger Self. Write a letter to your younger self for the first day of grade six.

    • Life Lesson. Describe a life lesson you learned from this year at PEAI.

    • Overcoming Adversity. Describe one of your struggles this year and how you dealt with it.

    • My Year at PEAI. Reflect on your time here at PEAI. What has this time meant for you?

    • Creative Writing. Consider a lesson, theme, story, etc. from this year at PEAI and create a piece of creative writing.

NOVEL (30+ min.)

  • Read chapters 11–12 in The Outsiders.

  • Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:

  1. Why does Randy visit Ponyboy in the hospital?

  2. What is the result of Ponyboy’s trial?

  3. Describe Ponyboy’s behavior after the trial.

  4. How does Ponyboy and Darry’s relationship affect Sodapop?

  5. What does Ponyboy write about for his English assignment?

Tests

  • Vocabulary Test SUMMATIVE (fill-in-the-blank, picture matching, multiple choice, definition)

    • Lessons 9–12 (WW 3000 Book 7)

  • Novel Quiz

    • The Outsiders (ch. 11–12)

Oct. 23–24 //

Work Time: 70+ min.

VOCABULARY (0 min.)

  • None

GRAMMAR (20+ min.)

  • Complete Practice 21–22 (pp. 106–107) in Understanding and Using English Grammar Fifth Edition.

  • Review your class notes and grammar textbook for the test. You should be familiar with the following: active voice, passive voice, past participle

READING (30+ min.)

Unit 5:

Facing Adversity

  • Read from Grapes of Wrath (pp. 457–460) in myPerspectives.

  • Answer Comprehension Check questions 1–4 (p. 461) in full sentences in your reading notebook.

  • Address the Analyze the Text questions 1–4 (p. 462).

    • For question 4, write 50+ words.

DEBATE (20+ min.)

  • Read Points of Information (pp. 200–210) in Debating in the World Schools Style: A Guide. A PDF of the reading may be downloaded HERE.

  • Address the following in full sentences in your debate notebook:

  1. What is a point of information?

  2. How many points of information should you offer?

  3. When should you offer points of information?

  4. When should you NOT offer points of information?

  5. How should you offer points of information?

  6. What should happen if two teammates offer a POI simultaneously?

  7. How should a POI be phrased?

  8. What is the maximum length for a POI?

  9. How many points of information should you accept?

  10. When should you accept points of information?

  11. How should you decline a point of information?

  12. How should you accept a point of information and respond?

  13. What should you do if you do not understand an offerer’s POI?

  14. What should you do if you can’t answer a POI?

Tests

  • Grammar Test

    • Active and Passive Voice

Please do not use the PEAI message system; I do not check it. Instead, send me an e-mail if you have any questions or concerns and I will get back to you on weekdays within 24 hours!

-Brenden Lee Teacher
e-mail: brendenleeteacher@gmail.com

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Extra Credit Tasks
Jan
1
12:00 AM00:00
extra credit

Extra Credit Tasks

 

For the rest of the year, optional extra credit tasks will be posted periodically on this page. Please complete them at your leisure!

 

✨ Magic Cards ✨

Redeemable for:
+2 points on quiz or test
1 sticker
1 pack of Haribo

Autumn Season: Midnight Hunt

04_Elements of humor 😂

Value: 1 sticker
Expires: Oct. 14

  • Read “The Banzai Chef” by Dave Barry. http://www.davebarry.com/gg/sushi.htm or another article from his archive. https://www.davebarry.com/misccol/misccol.htm

  • Create a three-column, six-row chart in your reading notebook (element of humor/example/analysis) for the following elements of humor: absurd comparison, exaggeration, impossible event, informal language, irony, sarcasm

  • Complete the chart based on the article.

03_Summer Reading 📖

Value: 1 Magic card
Expires: July 31

  • Read a book you haven’t read from the Books We <3 page.

  • Write a 100+ word fanfic, review, analysis, recommendation etc. on the worksheet. A PDF of the worksheet may be downloaded HERE. Then bring the book and worksheet to class to claim your reward.

    • This task must be handwritten.

02_TOEFL Reading Practice 🔖

Value: 1 Magic card
Expires: May 13

  • Complete the TOEFL iBT Quick Prep Vol. 4- Running Water on Mars (available in class or may be downloaded HERE). Annotate the passage and questions. Write notes on the test paper (50+ words) and highlight. Check your test with the answer key after you have completed it. The answer key may be downloaded HERE.

01_Mom & Dad Feedback 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♂️

Value: 2 stickers
Due By: February 7

  • Have Mom or Dad watch your filmed speech and write feedback about your performance.

    • One of your parents must write the feedback themselves.

    • The feedback can be in English or Korean.

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