PRE-AP ENGLISH 10:

The Pre-AP English 10 MST course is largely based upon the study of literature and composition with special emphasis on developing student understanding of research writing and process.  Its primary focus is to help develop students’ ability to critically read, think, research, discuss, and write about the world they live in. Wherever it is logical and possible, activities and assignments in this course will be integrated either thematically and/or topically with the MST AP Biology course or other MST coursework.  Some of the coursework and time in this class (approximately 20%) will be devoted to students developing their MST research project(s) for their sophomore year.  Students should expect to complete at least one multi-disciplinary MST project in this course for each semester. 

Major Units of Study:

The following is a rough listing of the major works of literature we choose from (we'll read approximately 6-8 pieces/year), including a synopsis of the piece borrowed from an outside source:

General Links:

• MST Pre-AP 10 Class Blog
• Camas High School (CHS)
• MST Pre-AP English 10 Syllabus 11.12 (.pdf)

• CHS LIC
• Turnitin.com

• Sparknotes: Julius Caesar
• Sparknotes: Julius Caesar Full Text
• Propaganda Portfolio (.pdf)
• Propaganda vs. Persuasion (.pdf)
• Caesar Take Home Exam (.pdf)
• Caesar Video Project & Rubric (.pdf)
• Julius Caesar Take Home Exam (.pdf)
• Take Home Exam Peer Review (.pdf)

• "Scottish Wars" Macbeth Video
• From Novel to Film (.pdf)
• Video Storyboard (.pdf)
• Sample Screenplay (.pdf)
• A Few Notes on Formatting a Screenplay
• Macbeth Video Project & Rubric (.pdf)

• Sparknotes: Secret Life of Bees
• Dialectical Journals (.pdf)

• Sparknotes: Lord of the Flies
• LOTF Symbol Project (.pdf)

• Overview of Into the Wild, Book and Film

• Persuasive Research Project Topics (.pdf)
• Persuasive Research Project Debatable Question Homework (.doc)
• Speech Overview (.pdf)
• Speech Rubric (.pdf)

• Persuasive Pitfalls: Propaganda vs. Persuasion (.pdf)
• Avoiding Plagiarism (OWL Writing Lab/Purdue)
• Using and Integrating Quotes (.ppt)

• Sparknotes: Joy Luck Club
• JLC Activity/Reading Calendar (.pdf)

• JLC Study Guide (.pdf)

• Outliers Final Assessment (.pdf)
• Seminar Debate: Brilliance or Racist Pseudoscience?

• This I Believe (.ppt)
• NPR: This I Believe
• POL Rubric (.pdf)
• Satire & Irony (.pdf)

• Dialectical Journals (.ppt)
• American Library Association
• Common Errors in English
• Independent Reading Projects (.pdf)

• Vocab Rubric (.pdf)
• Greek/Latin 1-2 (.pdf)
• Greek/Latin 3-4 (.pdf)

• Greek/Latin 5-6 (.pdf)
• Greek/Latin 7-8 (.pdf)
• Greek/Latin 9-10 (.pdf)