Hello 2026 Cohort!
The homework for classes from August 31 to September 4 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 7
Great Writing 5
Divergent
Day TWO
Thu/Fri
Wordly Wise 3000, Book 7
Understanding and Using English Grammar
myPerspectives
Lift 3
Aug. 31–Sep. 1 //
Work Time: 80+ min.
JOURNAL (0 min.)
None
VOCABULARY (20+ min.)
Complete 8A–8D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.
Study for the quiz.
Quizlet Set: https://quizlet.com/308387072
WRITING (30+ min.)
Complete Activities 14–16 (pp. 115–117) in Great Writing 5.
Re-read the fear landscape scene in Divergent (ch. 30).
Find and copy one example of each metalanguage term (interiority, imagery, diction, tone) in your writing notebook with page number for two of her fears: drowning + killing her family. There should be 8 examples total.
NOVEL (30+ min.)
Read chapters 36–39 in Divergent.
Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:
Write an example of Tris acting out her Abnegation values and Dauntless values in chapters 36 to 39.
Where does Tris go after her mother dies?
Why does Tris return to Dauntless headquarters?
How does Tris’s father die?
During their fight, why does Tris give Tobias the gun?
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, antonym)
Lesson 8 (WW 3000 Book 7)
Sep. 3–4 //
Work Time: 65+ min.
VOCABULARY (15+ min.)
Complete 8E in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.
GRAMMAR (20+ min.)
Complete the grammar worksheet that was handed out in class. A PDF of the worksheet may be downloaded HERE.
Review your class notes and grammar textbook for the test. You should be familiar with the following: modals (ability, advice, likelihood, necessity, permission, possibility, request)
READING (30+ min.)
Unit 3:
Turning Points
Read Urban Farming is Growing a Green Future (pp. 333–336) in myPerspectives.
Answer the Comprehension Check question (p. 337) in full sentences in your reading notebook or textbook.
Address Analyze the Text questions 1, 3 (p. 338). The responses should be 50+ words.
DEBATE (0 min.)
None
Tests
Grammar Test
Modals
*New students will not take the grammar test.
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