Hello 2026 Cohort!
The homework for classes from March 23 to 27 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.
Q&A
Several of the questions asked about the syllabus have been answered and may be viewed at the link. If your question was not answered, let me know via email or in class! https://www.brendenleeteacher.com/supplemental
Textbooks
Day ONE
Mon/Tue
Wordly Wise 3000, Book 6
Great Writing 5
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
Mar. 23–24 // PK Day 🗣️
Work Time: 95+ min.
JOURNAL (5+ min.)
You are role playing as Julian. Write a follow-up question or comment to a peer about their code. www.brendenleeteacher.com/index
If you did not write the Journal response in class, write it at home. Spend 15+ minutes to write the response. Any AI-generated text for this task violates PEAI policy.
VOCABULARY (30+ min.)
Complete 9A–9D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6.
Study for the quiz.
Quizlet Set: https://quizlet.com/277829281
PRESENTATION (60+ min.)
Prepare for PK Day! Practice, practice, practice.
Complete all 10 slides of your presentation. Bring your presentation file to class: (a) Share it with brendenleeteacher@gmail.com, (b) AirDrop, (c) Bring it on a USB drive. Slide requirements:
2+ slides: personal photo with your face visible
1–2 slides: gif or cinemagraph
Sized 16:9 (widescreen)
To set slides to transition automatically:
Canva: Click on a slide. At the top, click the clock icon “Edit timing”. Set the timer to 20 seconds.
Keynote: Select all of the slides. Click on the Animate tab. Set “Start Transition” to “Automatically” and “Delay” to 20 seconds.
PowerPoint: Select all of the slides. Click the “전환” tab. Set the timer on the right side labeled “다음 시간후” to 20 seconds.
Slide Notes ☝️
Get their attention from the very first slide.
Do not use pictures with watermarks.
Be creative with the way you use personal photos.
Use real-world photos.
Use gifs and cinemagraphs to complement your speech.
Use png pictures as “stickers.”
You can use png gifs, too.
The front of the classroom is your stage.
Visual Resources
removebg.com
tenor.com
unsplash.com
pexels.com
kaboompics.com
librestock.com
wallhaven.cc
cleanpng.com
NOVEL (0 min.)
Purchase Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. We will begin reading the novel next week.
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, antonym)
Lesson 9 (WW 3000 Book 6)
Mar. 26–27 //
Work Time: 65+ min.
VOCABULARY (20+ min.)
Complete 9E in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6.
Study for the quiz.
This vocabulary quiz will be done via Kahoot. All students will play individually. There will be 20 questions. Students without a device will take the quiz with paper and pencil.
GRAMMAR (15+ min.
Complete the grammar packet that was handed out in class. A PDF of the packet may be downloaded HERE.
READING (0 min.)
Read “Mother-Daughter Drawings” (pp. 87–90).
Ask your mother or father (or other guardian) to draw half of something. A face, figure, building, creature...and then stop. Do not ask them what it is meant to be. Complete the drawing yourself adding whatever you imagine belongs there.
Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:
What does this drawing reveal about your guardian? Write 4+ sentences.
In "Mother-Daughter Drawings" Mica drew a face and then Myla drew the body. Looking at your own drawing, what does the boundary between your guardian's work and yours reveal about each of you? Write 4+ sentences.
DEBATE (0 min.)
None
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (Kahoot!)
Lesson 9 (WW 3000 Book 6)
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-Brenden Lee Teacher
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