Hello 2026 Cohort!

The homework for classes from June 29 to July 3 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.

New and returning students, please make sure you have four notebooks for class: grammar, reading, writing, and debate.

Textbooks

Jun. 29–30 //

Work Time: 75+ min.

JOURNAL (5+ min.)

• Write a comment to a peer for Journal #205. 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. It should be 100 words or more. Any AI-generated text for this task violates PEAI policy.

VOCABULARY (0+ min.)

• Purchase Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7. We will begin using it next class.

WRITING (40+ min.)

• Adopt-a-Writer. Choose one editorial from the links below. You may print the essay and bring it to class as an aid.

• https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/learning/the-winners-of-our-sixth-annual-student-editorial-contest-teenagers-tell-us-what-matters-most-to-them.html

• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/learning/the-winners-of-our-7th-annual-student-editorial-contest.html

• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/learning/the-winners-of-our-8th-annual-student-editorial-contest.html

• Analyze the essay and record your findings in your writing notebook:

• Title and Author.

• Hook. How does the author grab your attention?

• Thesis. Copy it.

• Supporting Details. What are the major supporting details in support of the thesis?

• Persuasive Devices. Identify 4+ devices the writer uses with an example of each (anaphora, rhetorical question, rule of three, strong modals, loaded diction, short impact sentence).

• Callback. How does the writer link the opening and closing of the essay? If the writer does not do so, how do they close the essay?

• Complete Activities 9–10 (pp. 156–159) in Great Writing 5.

NOVEL (30+ min.)

• Read chapters 9–10 in Animal Farm.

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

1. How does retirement work on Animal Farm?

2. How does Boxer's life end?

3. What is Sugarcandy Mountain?

4. How does the sheep’s chant change?

5. Why does Napoleon invite the neighboring farmers to Manor Farm?

Tests

• Novel Quiz (multiple choice, short answer)

• Animal Farm (ch. 9–10)

Jul. 2–3 // Semester 2 Start 🏁

Work Time: 40+ min.

COMMUNITY (0+ min.)

• You may update your avatar for the class Home Screen. Send me the picture via email or share it via Google Drive.

• Avatars should be appropriate for the classroom.

• Avatars will be automatically resized into a square and only the middle of the picture will be visible.

• Next avatar change date: Sep. 3

VOCABULARY (0+ min.)

• Bring in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.

GRAMMAR (0+ min.)

• Bring in Understanding and Using English Grammar.

READING (40+ min.)

• Watch the documentary What Went Wrong in the Sewol Ferry Disaster? (0:00–11:58) https://youtu.be/5_A8dq2fA5o?si=HVRxJL66IAgVx9yP

• Address the following in full sentences in your reading notebook. Each response should be 50 words or more.

1. How does the documentary relate to the theme of "turning points"?

2. What is your personal reaction to the video?

• Read “At the Crossroads” (pp. 228–229) in myPerspectives.

• Address the Summary and Quickwrite tasks (pp. 230–231) in your reading notebook or textbook. Each response should be 50+ words.

DEBATE (0+ min.)

• Bring in Lift 3.

Tests

• None

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

-Brenden Lee Teacher
e-mail: brendenleeteacher@gmail.com

Hello 2026 Cohort!

The homework for classes from July 6 to 10 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.

New and returning students, please make sure you have four notebooks for class: grammar, reading, writing, and debate.

Textbooks

Jul. 6–7 //

Work Time: 55+ min.

JOURNAL (5+ min.)

• Write a comment to a peer for Journal #114. 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. It should be 100 words or more. Any AI-generated text for this task violates PEAI policy.

VOCABULARY (20+ min.)

• Complete 1A–1D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.

• Study for the quiz.

• Quizlet Set: https://quizlet.com/303570304

PRESENTATION (30+ min.)

1. Interview mom, dad, or other guardian about a former job from earlier in their life. Write notes about their responses in your writing notebook. Interview questions:

1. What was the job? What did you do on a typical day?

2. What were some of the challenges you faced?

3. What were your takeaways from the job?

4. Why did you decide to leave?

5. How do you think I would do at the job?

2. Research the top ten dream jobs for teens for a country other than Korea and write them in your writing notebook.

NOVEL (0 min.)

• Purchase Veronica Roth’s Divergent. We will begin reading the novel next week.

Tests

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

• Lesson 1 (WW 3000 Book 7)

Jul. 9–10 //

Work Time: 65+ min.

VOCABULARY (20+ min.)

• Complete 1E 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 (15+ min.)

• Complete Practice 1–5 (pp. 63–64) in Understanding and Using English Grammar Fifth Edition.

READING (0 min.)

• None

DEBATE (30+ min.)

• Watch “Why Plastic Surgery Is On The Rise.” https://youtu.be/4CcBKY1eCTM

• Create an outline the four sections of the video in your debate notebook:

1. History (1:33–3:42)

2. Worldwide plastic surgery obsession (3:43–6:16)

3. Stigmas (6:17–9:21)

4. The Zoom effect (9:22–End)

• Read the article “South Korea’s Plastic Surgery Boom: A Quest To Be ‘Above Normal.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/korea-plastic-surgery_l_5d72afb0e4b07521022c00e1

• Create an outline of a speech for Side Gov. or Opp. for the motion. Use bullet points, indentations, symbols, abbreviations, etc.

1. Include at least one piece of evidence from the video and the article.

Tests

• Vocabulary Quiz (Kahoot!)

• Lesson 1 (WW 3000 Book 7)

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

-Brenden Lee Teacher
e-mail: brendenleeteacher@gmail.com