Hello 2026 Cohort!

The homework for classes from August 17 to 21 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.

Classes will not be held on August 17 and 18 in observance of National Liberation Day of Korea 🇰🇷🎉

Textbooks

Aug. 17–18 //

Work Time: 0+ min.

JOURNAL (0 min.)

• None

VOCABULARY (0 min.)

• None

WRITING (0 min.)

• None

NOVEL (0 min.)

• None

Tests

• None

Aug. 20–21 //

Work Time: 95+ min.

JOURNAL (5+ min.)

• Write a comment to a peer for Journal #50. www.brendenleeteacher.com

• If you did not write the Journal response in class, write it at home. Spend 15+ minutes to write the response. It should be 100 words or more. Any AI-generated text for this task violates PEAI policy.

VOCABULARY (20+ min.)

• Complete 6A–6D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.

• Study for the quiz.

• Quizlet Set: https://quizlet.com/306778076

WRITING (40+ min.)

• Read "Transitions and Connectors in Comparison Essays" (p. 108) in Great Writing 5.

• Complete Activities 6–7 (pp. 108–111).

• Re-read the knife-throwing scene in Divergent (ch. 13).

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

1. Find and copy one example of each metalanguage term (interiority, imagery, diction, tone) with page number from the knife-throwing scene.

2. Pick the moment that hit you hardest and write one sentence: what did it make you feel?

NOVEL (30+ min.)

• Read chapters 26–30 in Divergent.

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

1. Why does Tobias leave Abnegation?

2. Why does Tris go to the Erudite compound to visit her brother?

3. What does Tris discover from her discussion with Jeanine?

4. What does Tobias reveal to Tris after their train ride?

5. What does Tris’s fear landscape consist of?

Tests

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

• Lesson 6 (WW 3000 Book 7)

Please do not use the PEAI message system; I do not check it. Instead, send me an email if you have any questions or concerns and I will get back to you on weekdays within 24 hours.

-Brenden Lee Teacher
email: brendenleeteacher@gmail.com

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

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:

1. Find and copy one example of each metalanguage term (interiority, imagery, diction, tone) with page number from the zip line scene.

2. 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:

1. Describe Tris's final test.

2. Which initiates are cut after the final rankings are revealed?

3. Why isn’t Tris affected by the serum?

4. How does Erudite plan on winning a war against Abnegation?

5. 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.)

• 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:

1. What does "style" refer to?

2. What does the author mean by "being yourself"?

3. When does your visual presentation begin?

4. How do you maintain effective eye contact?

5. What is good gesturing?

6. What is effective stance?

7. What are mannerisms?

8. 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)

Please do not use the PEAI message system; I do not check it. Instead, send me an email if you have any questions or concerns and I will get back to you on weekdays within 24 hours.

-Brenden Lee Teacher
email: brendenleeteacher@gmail.com