Hello 2025 Cohort!
The homework for classes from August 4 to 8 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.
FAQ
Q: I don’t have my textbooks yet/I left them somewhere. What should I do?
A: At least 24 hours before class, contact me via email or in class and an extension will be granted.Q: Can I type my homework?
A: No. All homework must be handwritten unless explicitly stated otherwise. You may, however, write your homework on a tablet.Q: I don’t know how to do [X] homework assignment. What should I do?
A: Contact me via email OR do your best to complete the task yourself. As long as you have work to show (i.e., no blanks), you will receive credit for completing your homework.Q: I missed class. What should I do about the homework?
A: If you missed class, homework is not mandatory except for major assignments (e.g., essays, presentation). If you complete all the homework tasks for the day you were absent, it is worth one sticker.Q: I lost my sticker card!
A: No problem! Provide a donation of 100 won to the class UNICEF fund and you will receive a new card.
Bring texts the following days:
Day ONE
Mon/Tue
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7
Understanding and Using English Grammar
Great Writing 5: From Great Essays to Research
Divergent
Day TWO
Thu/Fri
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7
Understanding and Using English Grammar
myPerspectives
Lift
Aug. 4–5 //
Work Time: 80+ min.
JOURNAL (0 min.)
None
VOCABULARY (20+ 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, smartphone). This is optional.
Complete the Crossword Puzzle (p. 47) in Wordly Wise 3000, Book 7.
Study for the summative test.
A PDF of the word list may be downloaded HERE.
WRITING (0 min.) POSTPONED
*New/returning students should not complete this assignment.
Type the final draft of your essay and submit it via Google Classroom. https://classroom.google.com Reminders:
PRESENTATION (30+ min.)
Interview mom, dad, or other guardian about a former job from earlier in their life. Write notes about their responses in your writing notebook. Interview questions:
What was the job? What did you do on a typical day?
What were some of the challenges you faced?
What were your takeaways from the job?
Why did you decide to leave?
How do you think I would do at the job?
Research the top ten dream jobs for teens of a non-Korea country and write them in your writing notebook.
NOVEL (30+ min.)
Read chapters 16–20 in Divergent.
Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:
What is Tris’s ranking after the first stage of training?
What is the most likely reason that Edward was attacked with a butter knife?
What happens in the initiation ritual that Uriah asks Tris to?
After Four injects an initiate with a serum, how does he or she end the hallucination?
Why does Four delete the results of Tris’s second simulation?
Tests
Vocabulary Test SUMMATIVE (fill-in-the-blank, picture matching, multiple choice, definition)
Lessons 1–4 (WW 3000 Book 7)
Novel Quiz
Divergent (ch. 16–20)
Aug. 7–8 //
Work Time: 70+ min.
VOCABULARY (0 min.)
None
GRAMMAR (20+ min.)
Complete Practice 6–12 (pp. 71–74) in Understanding and Using English Grammar Fifth Edition.
READING (30+ min.)
Unit 3:
Turning Points
Read Urban Farming is Growing a Green Future (pp. 333–336) in myPerspectives.
Answer the Comprehension Check question (p. 337) in full sentences in your reading notebook or textbook.
Address Analyze the Text questions 1, 3 (p. 338). The response should be 50+ words.
DEBATE (20+ min.)
Read Verbal Presentation (pp. 191–195) in Debating in the World Schools Style: A Guide. A PDF of the reading may be downloaded HERE.
Address the following questions in full sentences in your debate notebook:
What is verbal presentation?
What is clarity?
What are the important principles of clarity?
When should you use clever verbal techniques in a speech?
Why is humor a "double-edged sword"?
Watch the Deputy Prime Minister, 양예린, in YTN Debate 고등부 4회 대회 결승 Part 1. https://youtu.be/tvDSjCj4Vns?t=21m39s
Write notes on what you liked and disliked about the speaker’s style in your debate notebook. Consider the different aspects of style:
Visual Presentation (how you look): eye contact, gesture, stance, mannerisms
Vocal Presentation (how you sound): speed, volume, variation
Verbal Presentation (how you use words): clarity, clever verbal techniques, humor
Tests
None
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-Brenden Lee Teacher
e-mail: brendenleeteacher@gmail.com