Hello 2025 Cohort!
The homework for classes from August 18 to 22 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
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. 18–19 //
Work Time: 95+ min.
JOURNAL (15+ min.)
Respond to Journal #242. 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 6A–6D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.
Study for the quiz.
PRESENTATION (30+ min.)
Create a handwritten outline of your PK: Stint presentation on outlining paper. Use bullet points, indentations, symbols, etc. The outline will be informally assessed ✔-, ✔, ✔+. Requirements:
200+ words and 4:40 read aloud
1–2 examples, research studies, statistics with citation
A quote
The precise location of your stint
Major Points: (1) Opening, (2) Personal Connection, (3) Day in the Life, (4) Closing
You may include an additional major point
You may change the order of your major points
Outlining paper may be downloaded HERE.
NOVEL (30+ min.)
Read chapters 26–30 in Divergent.
Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:
Why does Tobias leave Abnegation?
Why does Tris go to the Erudite compound to visit her brother?
What does Tris discover from her discussion with Jeanine?
What does Tobias reveal to Tris after their train ride?
What does Tris’s fear landscape consist of?
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, antonym)
Lesson 6 (WW 3000 Book 7)
Novel Quiz
Divergent (ch. 26–30)
Aug. 21–22 // Inter-Class Debate Day 🗣️
Work Time: Y+ min.
VOCABULARY (15+ min.)
Complete 6E in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.
GRAMMAR (20+ min.)
Review your class notes and grammar textbook for the test. You should be familiar with the following: pronouns (personal, reflexive, intensive, indefinite), antecedents, pronoun-antecedent agreement
READING (0 min.)
Unit 3:
Turning Points
None
DEBATE (30+ min.)
This is an example outline. Your outline should be for the motion THW ban plastic surgery.
THW ban plastic surgery
Watch “Why Plastic Surgery Is On The Rise.” https://youtu.be/4CcBKY1eCTM
Create an outline the four sections of the video in your debate notebook:
History (1:33–3:42)
Worldwide plastic surgery obsession (3:43–6:16)
Stigmas (6:17–9:21)
The Zoom effect (9:22–End)
Read the article “South Korea’s Plastic Surgery Boom: A Quest To Be ‘Above Normal.’” Write notes and add evidence to both columns of your chart. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/korea-plastic-surgery_l_5d72afb0e4b07521022c00e1
Create an outline of a Prime Minister or Leader of Opposition speech. Use bullet points, indentations, symbols, abbreviations, etc.
Tests
Grammar Test
Pronouns
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-Brenden Lee Teacher
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