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ELA 10 MCAP, mapped before it happens.

English 10 — MCAP ELA 10 Practice · 2026-27. Every week, every reading — visible from day one. Study with Meerk, open the gate, walk into class ready.

Take this week's quiz — Week 1Baseline exam

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Week-close dates come from the syllabus. Exact due times for each item are in Canvas.

Subscribe to the ELA 10 MCAP calendar — every due date on your phone, no account needed.

This companion runs one week ahead of the course, so you walk into each week already prepared. Canvas due dates do not change.

My Progress

Study tools

NotesWeek 1 — Citing Strong Textual EvidenceFlashcardsTerms and ideas, every weekExercisesHands-on tasksReading Skills Cumulative ReviewWeeks 1–7: evidence, central idea and theme, development, word meaning, point of view and purpose, structure, EBSRPaired Passages and Writing Cumulative ReviewWeeks 8–14: arguments, paired literary and informational passages, narrative, informative/explanatory and argumentative writing, using sourcesFull MCAP-Format Practice ReviewWeeks 1–20: every reading, writing and language skill in the trackBaseline examDiagnostic across every week in the syllabusThis weekEvery course in your gradeCalendarEvery due date on your phoneContest modeLightning rounds in class, by table

The whole course

Tap a week for the readings, what to know, and Meerk's quiz. Week of = the Monday it opens.

  1. Mon, Oct 26Week 0: Week 0 — Welcome: Your Map to MCAP ELA 10
    in Canvas
  2. Mon, Nov 2Week 1: Week 1 — Citing Strong Textual Evidence
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  3. Mon, Nov 9Week 2: Week 2 — Central Idea and Theme
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  4. Mon, Nov 16Week 3: Week 3 — How Ideas, Events, and Characters Develop
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  5. Mon, Nov 23Week 4: Week 4 — Word Meaning: Context, Figurative, and Connotative Language
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  6. Mon, Nov 30Week 5: Week 5 — Point of View, Purpose, and Rhetoric
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  7. Mon, Dec 7Week 6: Week 6 — Text Structure and the Author's Choices
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  8. Mon, Dec 14Week 7: Week 7 — EBSR: Two-Part Evidence Questions
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  9. Mon, Jan 4Week 8: Week 8 — Evaluating Arguments: Claims, Reasons, and Evidence
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  10. Mon, Jan 11Week 9: Week 9 — Paired Literary Passages: Theme Across Texts
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  11. Mon, Jan 18Week 10: Week 10 — Paired Informational Passages: Comparing How Authors Treat a Topic
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  12. Mon, Jan 25Week 11: Week 11 — The Narrative Writing Task
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  13. Mon, Feb 1Week 12: Week 12 — The Informative/Explanatory Writing Task
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  14. Mon, Feb 8Week 13: Week 13 — The Argumentative Writing Task
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  15. Mon, Feb 15Week 14: Week 14 — Using and Citing Evidence from Sources in Writing
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  16. Mon, Feb 22Week 15: Week 15 — Written Conventions: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  17. Mon, Mar 1Week 16: Week 16 — Language and Style: Precise Words and Varied Sentences
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  18. Mon, Mar 8Week 17: Week 17 — Timed Practice: Section 1 Single Passages
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  19. Mon, Mar 15Week 18: Week 18 — Timed Practice: Section 2 Literary Performance Task
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  20. Mon, Mar 22Week 19: Week 19 — Timed Practice: Section 3 Informational Performance Task
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  21. Mon, Mar 29Week 20: Week 20 — Final Readiness: Near the Line and Test Day
    Notes →FlashcardsMeerk's quiz →    in Canvas
  22. Mon, Dec 7MCAP winter window opens (block-schedule English 10 students only; check with your counselor)
    PGCPS preliminary calendar: online Dec 7, 2026 – Jan 22, 2027.
    in Canvas
  23. Mon, Apr 5MCAP ELA 10 spring window opens
    PGCPS preliminary calendar: Apr 5 – May 14, 2027. Your school sets your exact test day.
    in Canvas
  24. Tue, May 18MCAP spring make-up window
    May 18–21, 2027.
    in Canvas

Where do I stand? (nothing leaves this page)

Type the points you have earned so far. This runs on your device only — nothing is sent or saved.

Course facts

Mr. Buma (10th-grade P-TECH facilitator) · dept English
One unit a week · on your phone or laptop
Grading: A 90–100 · B 80–89 · C 70–79 · D 60–69. Each week opens on its Monday and stays open. Practice is never late — but the MCAP window opens April 5, 2027, so keep pace.

Practice track · no course credit · your English 10 teacher's gradebook is the official record

Open Canvas (my.pgcc.edu)

For families — the Dinner Table Question

Every week ends with one question to ask at home. No answer key, no grade — just a conversation.

Week 1: When someone tells you something surprising, what kind of proof do you need before you believe it?

En español: Cuando alguien te cuenta algo sorprendente, ¿qué tipo de prueba necesitas antes de creerlo?

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