Summer Assignment Directions

Welcome to Pre-AP English 10!
Pre-AP English 10 teachers expect you to know and be familiar with basic literary terms, grammar
knowledge, and vocabulary, as well as learn some new concepts from How To Read Literature Like a Professor.
We’ll also provide you some similar stories from different cultures and ask you to find connections between
them.
1. Pre-AP English 10 Vocab Units 1-10. All words and definitions have been provided for you. Your
teacher will expect you to review these words on your own—we don’t use classtime to work on
vocabulary very often. These vocabulary words will be assessed over the course of the year. We
recommend printing or copying the words by unit, making flashcards, drawing doodles to help you
remember the meanings. No vocabulary work will be collected at the beginning of the year, but
getting a head start on learning the terms can’t hurt.
2. Literary and Rhetorical Devices List. This is a list of terms you have/will be encountering this year.
Much like the vocabulary provided above, we encourage you to find the definitions, review, and
become familiar with these words. No work based on this list will be collected at the beginning of the
year, but getting a head start on learning these terms can’t hurt.
3. Grammar Unit 4 Verb Practice. These practice activities will help you review and be on the same page
when grammar instruction begins in the fall. Print and complete the packet; this is an assignment that
will be collected and graded in the first weeks of school.
4. How To Read Literature Like a Professor, by Thomas C. Foster. Read the chapters below. We
recommend that you also use the videos posted on YouTube channel MrsDLikesBooks to help you
understand specific chapters (marked with a *). These chapter numbers are based on the original
HTRLLAP, but all chapters can be found in the revised version as well. You can expect to be assessed
on your knowledge of concepts from the following chapters:
Chapter 1: Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It’s Not)*
Chapter 2: Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion
Chapter 3: Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires*
Chapter 5: When in Doubt, It’s from Shakespeare…*
Chapter 6: …Or the Bible
Chapter 11: More Than It’s Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence*
Chapter 12: Is that a Symbol?*
Chapter 17: Except Sex*
Chapter 18: If She Comes Up, It’s Baptism
Chapter 21: Marked for Greatness
5. Creation Stories Comparative Chart. One thing we focus on in Pre-AP English 10 is finding and
analyzing connections in stories across cultures. Read each creation story and complete the chart as
you go, paying special attention to details or common themes in stories. Fill in the chart thoroughly
with examples from the text and your analysis. This chart will be collected in the fall.