Hello 2026 Cohort!
The homework for classes from June 8 to 12 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.
Textbooks
Day ONE
Mon/Tue
Wordly Wise 3000, Book 6
Great Writing 5
Animal Farm
Day TWO
Thu/Fri
Wordly Wise 3000, Book 6
Understanding and Using English Grammar
myPerspectives
Lift 3
Jun. 8–9 //
Work Time: 75+ min.
JOURNAL (5+ min.)
Write a comment to a peer for Journal #116. 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.)
Complete 18A–18D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6.
Study for the quiz.
Quizlet Set: https://quizlet.com/300757484
WRITING (30+ min.)
Browse the article “310 Prompts for Argumentative Writing”. Choose 2 prompts that you are interested in writing about. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/learning/310-prompts-for-argumentative-writing.html
Complete the argument response proposal. https://forms.gle/Fmb5eeRaRB9i9p9G9
Complete Activity 3 (pp. 148–151) in Great Writing 5.
NOVEL (20+ min.)
Read chapters 3–4 in Animal Farm.
Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:
What committees and programs does Snowball create?
What happens at the Meetings on Sundays?
Why does the song “Beasts of England” upset humans?
Briefly describe each of the following characters: Mr. Frederick, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pilkington
List the series of events in the Battle of Cowshed.
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, antonym)
Lesson 18 (WW 3000 Book 6)
Novel Quiz (multiple choice, short answer)
Animal Farm (ch. 3–4)
Jun. 11–12 //
Work Time: 35+ min.
VOCABULARY (20+ min.)
Complete 18E in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6.
Study for the quiz.
The 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 Practice 13–19 (pp. 55–58) in Understanding and Using English Grammar Fifth Edition.
READING (0+ min.)
Unit 2:
A Starry Home
*Complete this assignment if you did not do so last week.
Read Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed (pp. 127–140) in myPerspectives.
Address the Close Read tasks on p. 127, 132, 139 in the textbook or in your reading notebook.
Annotate the text using a highlighter and pencil or pen:
Color 1: Resistance. Highlight moments where Harry Bittering fights a change, denies it, or tries to hold onto Earth.
Annotation (pencil/pen): What is he afraid of losing here?
Color 2: Surrender. Highlight moments where Bittering gives in, accepts the change, or lets go of Earth.
Annotation (pencil/pen): Why do you think he stops fighting here?
DEBATE (0 min.)
None
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (Kahoot!)
Lesson 18 (WW 3000 Book 6)
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