BHS 11th Grade ELA

Suggested Text Resources

Literary

Informational

Novel The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (L 880)* Warriors Don’t Cry Melba Pattillo (L 1000)

“Rethinking the American Dream.” Vanity Fair. David Kamp. April 2009. (L 1440)

Various articles on the Cold War Various articles on the Red Scare Current articles and editorials. Various Articles on Assimilation

Short Story “The First Seven Years” by Bernard Malamud (L 1160)* “The Brown Chest” by John Updike (L 1300) “Average Waves in

Unprotected Waters” by Anne Tyler (L 725)* “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker (L 700)*

“Who's Coming to America,” Sam Roberts Today's immigrants come from different places, but their reasons are similar to those that motivated earlier immigrants (L 1360)

“The Writer in the Family” by E. L. Doctorow (L 700)* “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” by Sherman Alexie (L 660)* “Country People” by Flannery O’Connor “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty Drama A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry The Crucible by Arthur Miller (could teach this for Unit 1) CAUTION ‐ * Indicates that the Lexile level of the text is below the recommended Lexile range for that grade level.

Behind the Veil Debate, Alan Cowell in London (L 1330) Rescuing the Real Uncle Tom, David S. Reynolds (L 1360) The

Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien

The Progressive “What War Looks Like” by Howard Zinn (L 1450)