Hello 2026 Cohort!
The homework for classes from March 30 to April 3 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 Hunger Games
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. 30–31 //
Work Time: 85+ min.
JOURNAL (5+ min.)
Write a comment to a peer for Journal #251. 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 10A–10D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6.
Study for the quiz.
Quizlet Set: https://quizlet.com/280573150
PROJECT FAIR (20+ min.)
Read the district profiles below.
Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:
Rank the four districts from most to least desirable. (1 = your first choice, 4 = your last choice.)
Explain your ranking for each district. Why does this district appeal/not appeal to you? (2+ sentences/district)
District 1: Luxury
They make the things the powerful desire most. Jewels, gold, objects so carefully crafted that only the Capitol's elite will ever lay eyes on them. District 1 is wealthy by Panem's standards. Its citizens are trained, polished, and ruthlessly ambitious. They are Career tributes. They volunteer for the Games. They walk in expecting to win. The real question isn't whether District 1 produces survivors. It's whether you belong among them.District 4: Fishing
The ocean provides everything here. Food, trade, power. But it does not forgive mistakes. Children in District 4 learn to read currents before they can read words. They learn to move in darkness, to be still, to wait for exactly the right moment. Of all twelve districts, District 4 has produced some of the most dangerous survivors the Games have ever seen. So. Do you have what it takes to earn the ocean's trust?District 10: Livestock
Every nation eats. District 10 makes sure of it. The people here understand life and death more intimately than almost anyone else in Panem. They wake before dawn. They work with their hands. They know that keeping something alive often means making hard choices. District 10 is not glamorous. Nobody celebrates it. But when everything else falls apart and the world goes quiet, these are the skills that actually keep people breathing.District 12: Coal
They go underground so the Capitol stays lit. Every morning, miners drop into the dark with nothing but a lamp and the hope that they will come back up. Life in District 12 is hard. Cold. It grinds people down. But it also builds something in them that comfort and safety never could. You already know someone from District 12. You have already read about what she is willing to do to survive. Now close the book for a second. What are you willing to do?
NOVEL (30+ min.)
Read chapters 1–3 in The Hunger Games.
Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:
The Hunger Games is written in the first-person perspective. Katniss Everdeen narrates the events of the story and it is through her eyes that we understand Panem and her life there. This means the reader only knows what Katniss chooses to share…and she is not always honest with herself. Find a moment in chapters 1–3 where you sense Katniss is not telling the full truth about her feelings, her motivations, or another character. What does she say, and what do you think she actually feels? Include the page number. (4+ sentences)
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, antonym)
Lesson 10 (WW 3000 Book 6)
Novel Quiz (multiple choice, short answer)
The Hunger Games (ch. 1–3)
Apr. 2–3 //
Work Time: 55+ min.
VOCABULARY (15+ min.)
Complete 10E in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6.
GRAMMAR (20+ min.)
Review your class notes and grammar textbook for the test. You should be familiar with the following: subjects, verbs, compound subjects, subject-verb agreement, number (i.e., singular, plural), indefinite pronouns, collective nouns
READING (0 min.)
None
DEBATE (20+ min.)
Read the article “Is Single-Sex Education Still Useful?” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/learning/is-single-sex-education-still-useful.html
Address two of the following in full sentences in your debate notebook. Each response should be 50 words or more.
What do you think are the benefits of single-sex education? What do you think are the drawbacks? Do you think students learn better in single-sex environments?
Do you think single-sex institutions should still exist now that new ideas and research about gender identity are flourishing? Why or why not?
If so, how do you think they should review applications from transgender people? What do you think should happen if someone in a single-sex school transitions while enrolled?
Have you ever attended an all-girls or all-boys school, camp or club of some kind? What did you think of the experience?
If you’ve never attended a single-sex school or camp, would you like to? Why or why not?
What else, if anything, would you like to say about this topic?
Create a two-column chart in your debate notebook. In the left column, write 3 assertions for Side Gov. and in the right column 3 assertions for Side Opp.
Include at least 2 pieces of evidence from the NYT article or another source in your chart.
Tests
Grammar Test
Subject-verb agreement
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