Hello 2026 Cohort!
The homework for classes from September 28 to October 2 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.
Classes will not be held on October 2 as PEAI will be closed.
Textbooks
Day ONE
Mon/Tue
Wordly Wise 3000, Book 7
Great Writing 5
The Outsiders
Day TWO
Thu/Fri
Wordly Wise 3000, Book 7
Understanding and Using English Grammar
myPerspectives
Lift 3
Sep. 28–29 //
Work Time: 90+ min.
JOURNAL (0 min.)
None
VOCABULARY (20+ min.)
Complete 11A–11D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.
Study for the quiz.
Quizlet Set: https://quizlet.com/314107955
WRITING (40+ min.)
Read Transitions in Reaction Essays (p. 130) in Great Writing 5.
Complete Activities 7–12 (pp. 131–133).
Read the essay "Contraband" by 14-year-old Yana Johnson. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/learning/the-winners-of-our-personal-narrative-contest.html
Address the following in full sentences in your writing notebook:
Copy the one sentence where "Contraband" turns from narrative to reflection.
Copy a sentence you like that does narrative work and a sentence you like that does reflective work.
The writer's last line of the penultimate paragraph is, "For that, I was ashamed not of my identity, but of myself." What do think she means?
Read the draft of the essay you wrote in class. How did this moment challenge your values, beliefs, attitudes, assumptions? Interpret what happened. What did this mean to you?
NOVEL (30+ min.)
Read chapters 5–6 in The Outsiders.
Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:
Why is Ponyboy so distraught at having to cut and dye his hair?
Why does Johnny want to return home?
Why do Johnny and Ponyboy feel responsible for rescuing the children inside the church?
Summarize the events that happen with the church ablaze.
How does Ponyboy’s understanding of Darry change when they meet in the hospital?
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, antonym)
Lesson 11 (WW 3000 Book 7)
Novel Quiz (multiple choice, short answer)
The Outsiders, ch. 5–6
Oct. 1–2 //
Work Time: 60+ min.
VOCABULARY (20+ min.)
Complete 11E in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.
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 (0 min.)
None
READING (40+ min.)
Unit 4:
People and the Planet
Watch the Oscar-nominated animated short, Wild Life. https://youtu.be/WtbkNCc0tj4
This animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man who is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909. A film about the beauty of the prairie, the pangs of homesickness and the folly of living dangerously out of context.
Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook:
Compare and contrast the man's life in England to his new life in Alberta.
What truth does the Englishman discover about himself?
Read “Rethinking the Wild” (pp. 356–357) in myPerspectives.
Address the Summary and Quickwrite tasks (pp. 358–359) in your reading notebook or textbook. Each response should be 50+ words.
DEBATE (0 min.)
None
Tests
Vocabulary Quiz (Kahoot!)
Lesson 11 (WW 3000 Book 7)
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