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HW Week 25


Hello 2026 Cohort!

The homework for classes from June 15 to 19 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.

Textbooks

Day ONE
Mon/Tue

  1. Wordly Wise 3000, Book 6

  2. Great Writing 5

  3. Animal Farm

Day TWO
Thu/Fri

  1. Wordly Wise 3000, Book 6

  2. Understanding and Using English Grammar

  3. myPerspectives

  4. Lift 3

Jun. 15–16 //

Work Time: 75+ min.

JOURNAL (5+ min.)

  • Write a comment to a peer for Journal #253. 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 (20+ min.)

WRITING (30+ min.)

  1. What is the writer's claim?

  2. How many body paragraphs does the essay have? Write the main point of each one in one sentence.

  3. Find 2+ persuasive devices (e.g., strong modals, short impact sentence, loaded diction, anaphora [purposeful repetition]). Copy them and explain the effect it has on the reader.

  4. Find one piece of evidence the writer uses. Is it a statistic, an anecdote, or an expert opinion? Why do you think they chose this type?

  • Complete Activities 4–5 (pp. 151–153) in Great Writing 5.

  • Complete Activity 3 (pp. 148–151) in Great Writing 5.

NOVEL (20+ min.)

  • Read chapters 5–6 in Animal Farm.

  • Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:

  1. Why does Napoleon start to meet with Mr. Whymper?

  2. Compare Snowball and Napoleon's opinions about the windmill.

  3. What happens at the Meeting to discuss the construction of the windmill?

  4. If animals do not do the “voluntary” work, what happens to them?

  5. What happens to the windmill at the end of chapter 6?

Tests

  • Vocabulary Quiz (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, antonym)

    • Lesson 19 (WW 3000 Book 6)

  • Novel Quiz (multiple choice, short answer)

    • Animal Farm (ch. 5–6)

Jun. 18–19 //

Work Time: 75+ min.

VOCABULARY (15+ min.)

  • Complete 19E in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6.

GRAMMAR (30+ min.)

  • Complete the grammar packet that was handed out in class. A PDF of the packet may be downloaded HERE.

  • Review your class notes and grammar textbook for the test. You should be familiar with the following: nouns, common and proper nouns, countable and uncountable nouns, quantifiers, possessive nouns

READING (0 min.)

  • None

DEBATE (30+ min.)

Topic Area: The Economy

  • Watch “Pay with your palm: Tencent launches new payment method in China”. https://youtu.be/d-6iceHaQoI?si=MyhmuWxCw0jEjYGb

  • Read the article “Should We Get Rid Of Cash?” A PDF of the article may be downloaded HERE.

  • Create a two column chart in your debate notebook. In the left column, write 3 assertions for Side Gov. and in the right column write 3 assertions for Side Opp.

    • Write at least one piece of evidence for Side Gov. and Side Opp. in your chart.

Tests

  • Grammar Test

    • Nouns

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-Brenden Lee Teacher
e-mail: brendenleeteacher@gmail.com

Earlier Event: June 8
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