Hello 2026 Cohort!
The homework for classes from August 24 to 28 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
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Lift 3
Aug. 24–25 //
Work Time: 90+ min.
JOURNAL (0 min.)
None
VOCABULARY (20+ min.)
Complete 7A–7D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.
Study for the quiz.
Quizlet Set: https://quizlet.com/307541104
WRITING (40+ min.)
Read "Grammar: Parallel Structure" (p. 112) in Great Writing 5.
Complete Activities 9–12 (pp. 112–114).
Re-read the zip line scene in Divergent (ch. 17).
Address the following in full sentences in your writing notebook:
Find and copy one example of each metalanguage term (interiority, imagery, diction, tone) with page number from the zip line scene.
Pick the moment that hit you hardest and write one sentence: what did it make you feel?
NOVEL (30+ min.)
Read chapters 31–35 in Divergent.
Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:
Describe Tris's final test.
Which initiates are cut after the final rankings are revealed?
Why isn’t Tris affected by the serum?
How does Erudite plan on winning a war against Abnegation?
How does Tris's mother save Tris?
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, antonym)
Lesson 7 (WW 3000 Book 7)
Aug. 27–28 //
Work Time: 65+ min.
VOCABULARY (20+ min.)
Complete 7E in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.
Study for the quiz.
GRAMMAR (15+ min.)
Complete Practice 7–12 (pp. 86–89) in Understanding and Using English Grammar Fifth Edition.
READING (0 min.)
Unit 3
Turning Points
None
DEBATE (30+ min.)
Read Chapter 3: Style (pp. 183–188) in Debating in the World Schools Style: A Guide. A PDF of the reading may be downloaded HERE.
Address the following in full sentences in your debate notebook:
What does "style" refer to?
What does the author mean by "being yourself"?
When does your visual presentation begin?
How do you maintain effective eye contact?
What is good gesturing?
What is effective stance?
What are mannerisms?
How would you describe your visual style (i.e., the way you look)? What aspects of your visual presentation would you like to improve? Write 50 words or more.
Watch the first speaker from WARSAW EUDC 2016 - OPEN FINAL. https://youtu.be/9Y6WKhKcFkg?t=7m42s
Take notes on what you liked and disliked about the speaker’s style. Consider the different aspects of style:
Visual Presentation (how you look): eye contact, gesture, stance, mannerisms
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (Kahoot!)
Lesson 7 (WW 3000 Book 7)
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