Hello 2025 Cohort!

The homework for classes from September 8 to 12 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.

Bring texts the following days:

COMMUNITY (0+ min.)

• You may update your avatar for your space on the class Welcome Screen. Upload the picture to your class’s Google Classroom stream or send it to me via email. http://classroom.google.com

• 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: Nov. 3

Sep. 8–9 //

Work Time: 95+ min.

JOURNAL (15+ min.)

• Respond to Journal #64. www.brendenleeteacher.com/index

• The journal post will be viewable Friday morning.

• Journal responses should be 100+ words and 100% original.

VOCABULARY (30+ min.)

• Complete the Crossword Puzzle (p. 95) in Wordly Wise 3000, Book 7.

• Study for the summative test.

• A PDF of the word list may be downloaded HERE.

WRITING (20+ min.)

You will receive the draft of your argument essay and write the final draft in class. If you have a laptop or tablet, you may type the final draft. If not, the final draft may be handwritten.

*New/returning students will write a first draft. You may choose from these prompts: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/learning/310-prompts-for-argumentative-writing.html

• Complete Activity 20 (p. 167) in Great Writing 5.

• Read 1 of 11 essays from The Winners of Our 9th Annual Student Editorial Contest. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/learning/the-winners-of-our-9th-annual-student-editorial-contest.html

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

1. What is the writer's main idea?

2. What points does the writer raise to support their thesis statement?

3. Copy a phrase or sentence that you liked. What do you like about it?

4. Copy an effective piece of evidence. What does it prove?

5. How does the writer use pathos, logos, or ethos to persuade the reader?

NOVEL (30+ min.)

• Read chapters 1–2 in The Outsiders.

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

1. What is the setting of the story?

2. Write a brief description of the following characters: Darry, Johnny, Ponyboy, Sherri ("Cherry"), Sodapop

3. What are the differences between the greasers and Socs?

4. Describe Ponyboy's relationship with Darry.

5. Why do the three Curtis brothers live by themselves?

Tests

• Vocabulary Test SUMMATIVE (fill-in-the-blank, picture matching, multiple choice, definition)

  • Lessons 5–8 (WW 3000 Book 7)

• Novel Quiz

• The Outsiders (ch. 1–2)

Sep. 11–12 //

Work Time: 65+ min.

VOCABULARY (0 min.)

• None

GRAMMAR (20+ min.)

• Complete Practice 7–12 (pp. 86–89) in Understanding and Using English Grammar Fifth Edition.

READING (30+ min.)

• Read Eagle Tracking at Follensby Pond (pp. 413–416) in myPerspectives.

• Answer the Comprehension Check question (p. 417) in full sentences in your reading notebook or textbook.

• Address Analyze the Text questions 1, 3 (p. 418). Each response should be 50+ words.

DEBATE (15+ min.)

• Read The Team Stance (pp. 49–55) 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. Why must you present more detail than the motion itself gives you?

2. What is a model?

3. How specific does the model need to be?

4. When should Side Opposition counter with a model of its own?

5. In many debates, why does Side Opposition not need an alternative?

6. Create a model (i.e., define) for this motion: THW ban smoking

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 2025 Cohort!

The homework for classes from September 1 to 5 is below. Next to each assignment is the recommended amount of time to complete it with proper quality.

Bring texts the following days:

Sep. 1–2 // PK Day!

Work Time: 90+ min.

JOURNAL (0 min.)

• None

VOCABULARY (0 min.)

• None

PRESENTATION (60+ min.)

• Prepare for PK Day! (practice, practice, practice)

• Complete all 14 slides of your presentation. Bring your presentation file to class: (a) Share it with brendenleeteacher@gmail.com, (b) AirDrop, (c) Bring it on a USB drive. Slide requirements:

• 1 slide: PNGs only

• 1 slide: graph or chart

• 1 slide: quote

• 1 slide: personal photo with face visible

• 2 slides (max): GIF or cinemagraph

To set slides to transition automatically:

Keynote: Select all of the slides. Click on the Animate tab. Set “Start Transition” to “Automatically” and “Delay” to 20 seconds.
PowerPoint: Select all of the slides. Click the “전환” tab. Set the timer on the right side labeled “다음 시간후” to 20 seconds.
Google Slides: It is not possible to automatically set the timer for 20 seconds, so presentations will need to be exported as a PowerPoint file.
Canva: Click on a slide. At the top, click the clock icon “Edit timing”. Set the timer to 20 seconds.

Visual Resources

https://www.remove.bg
https://giphy.com (After searching, click “Stickers” for PNG GIFs)
http://unsplash.com
http://pexels.com
http://wallhaven.cc
http://cleanpng.com
*Pictures can be taken from any source, not just these

Slide Notes ☝️

NOVEL (30+ min.)

• Read chapters 36–39 in Divergent.

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

1. Write an example of Tris acting out her Abnegation values and Dauntless values in chapters 36 to 39.

2. Where does Tris go after her mother dies?

3. Why does Tris return to Dauntless headquarters?

4. How does Tris’s father die?

5. During their fight, why does Tris give Tobias the gun?

Tests

• Novel Quiz

• Divergent (ch. 36–39)

Sep. 4–5 //

Work Time: 65+ min.

VOCABULARY (20+ min.)

• Complete 8A–8D in Wordly Wise 3000 Book 7.

  Study for the quiz.

GRAMMAR (15+ min.)

• Complete Practice 11–15 (pp. 79–82) in Understanding and Using English Grammar Fifth Edition.

READING (40+ min.)

• Read Nobel Speech (pp. 373–380) in myPerspectives.

• Answer Comprehension Check questions 1–5 (p. 381) in full sentences in your reading notebook.

• Address the Close Read the Text questions 1–3 (p. 382).

• Question 2 includes the Close Read tasks on p. 374, 375, 378.

DEBATE (0 min.)

• None

Tests

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

  • Lesson 8 (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