Hello 2026 Cohort!
The homework for classes from February 23 to 27 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.
Q&A
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Textbooks
Day ONE
Mon/Tue
Wordly Wise 3000, Book 6
Great Writing 5
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Day TWO
Thu/Fri
Wordly Wise 3000, Book 6
Understanding and Using English Grammar
myPerspectives
Lift 3
STATIONERY
Notebooks for grammar, writing, reading, debate
Pencil and pen
Highlighter
Feb. 23–24 //
Work Time: 90+ min.
JOURNAL (15+ min.)
Respond to Journal #250. www.brendenleeteacher.com
Responses must be 100% original and 100 words or more. AI-generated text will be automatically deleted.
If you did not write the main Journal response in class, you may do so at home. Any AI-generated text is banned as it violates PEAI policy.
VOCABULARY (30+ min.)
Complete 6A–6D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6.
Study for the quiz.
PRESENTATION (15+ min.)
Complete the Inspo Board worksheet that was handed out in class. A PDF of the inspo board may be downloaded HERE.
NOVEL (30+ min.)
Read pp. 98–145 in The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
One of the central themes of this novel is that all lives are connected—our actions affect others in ways we may never realize. Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:
Find one moment in pp. 98–145 where Eddie learns how his actions affected someone else's life. Describe what happened. Include the page number. (2+ sentences)
Think about your own life: Describe one time when someone's small action had a big impact on you, or a time when you think your action might have affected someone else (even if you didn't realize it at the time). (4+ sentences)
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, antonym)
Lesson 6 (WW 3000 Book 6)
Novel Quiz (multiple choice, short answer)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (pp. 98–145)
Feb. 26–27 //
Work Time: 50+ min.
VOCABULARY (15+ min.)
Complete 6E in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6.
GRAMMAR (15+ min.)
Review your class notes and grammar textbook for the test. You should be familiar with the following: simple present, simple past, simple future, present progressive, past progressive, future progressive, regular and irregular verbs
READING (20+ min.)
Unit 1:
Generations
Read An Invisible Thread (pp. 43–44) in myPerspectives.
Address the Close Read task on p. 43 in the textbook or on sticky notes.
Answers should be handwritten.
Annotate the text using a highlighter (4+ minimum):
Color 1: What Maurice Gained. Highlight specific things Maurice says Laura gave him or taught him.
Annotation (pencil/pen): Why was this important for Maurice?
Color 2: What Laura Gained. Highlight specific things Laura says Maurice gave her or taught her.
Annotation (pencil/pen): Why was this important for Laura?
DEBATE (0+ min.)
Complete this assignment if you did not do so last week.
Read the "The Asch Conformity Experiments" (pp. 24–29) in Lift 3.
Address Understand and Analyze questions 1–6 (p. 30).
Q1–4: in the margins of the textbook (sticky notes okay)
Q5–6: in your debate notebook
Address one or both in your debate notebook:
Describe one specific time when you went along with a group even though you weren't sure it was the right thing to do. What was the situation? Why did you conform? How did you feel afterward? Be specific—include details like where you were, who was there, and what exactly happened. (5+ sentences)
Describe a situation in your life or school where you've seen the "Asch effect" happen—where someone went along with the group even though they might have disagreed. Be specific: Who was involved? What happened? How did you know they were conforming? (5+ sentences)
Tests
Grammar Test
Simple and progressive verb tenses
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