BHS ELA Instructional Guide

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● The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story by Richard Preston ● Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe ● Thirteen Reasons Why by JayAsher ● To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ● Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose ● Unwindby Shusterman ● Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley ● Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Patillo Beales ● Zlata's Diary by Zlata Filipovic

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

● Julius Caesar (No Fear) by William Shakespeare ● The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by JamieFord ● The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer ● The Martian (Classroom Edition) by AndyWeir ● The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare ● The Odyssey by Homer ● The Odyssey Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds ● The Pearl by John Steinbeck ● The Princess Bride by William Goldman

*If you would like to submit a novel for approval, please see the Book Approval Process on page 16.

Short Stories in the Mirrors and Windows Textbook - Level IV (9th grade)

● "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes, p. 5 ● "The Interlopers" by Saki, p. 14 ● "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, p. 26 ● "Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird" by Toni Cade Bambara, p. 48 ● "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, p. 58 ● "Destiny" by Louise Erdich, p. 70 ● "The Good Deed" by Pearl S. Buck, p. 82 ● "Tears of Autumn" by Yoshiko Uchida, p. 82 ● "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, p. 108 ● "American History" by Judith Ortíz Cofer, p. 120 ● "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, p. 139 ● "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, p. 143 ● "The Ravine" by Graham Salisbury, p 154 ● "The Vision Quest" by Lame Deer, p. 161 ● "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty, p. 165 ● "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan, p. 170 ● "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" by Leslie Marmon Silko, p. 183 ● "Indian Education" by Sherman Alexie, p. 312 ● "Journey" by Joyce Carol Oates, p. 849 ● "Minister Without Portfolio" by Mildred Clingerman, p. 864

● "The Test" by Theodore L. Thomas, p. 870 ● "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury, p. 876 ● "The Feeling of Power" by Isaac Asimov, p. 886 ● "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, p. 894 ● "The Censors" by Luisa Valenzuela, p. 900 ● "History Lesson" by Arthur C. Clarke, p. 904

* For additional resources when teaching these short stories, please go to the High School ELA Canvas Course Theme Essential Questions

● What do stories reveal about being human? ● How do stories help us understand the world around us? ● How do stories defne culture? ● What ideas within stories are universal across cultures? ● What is the point of telling stories that may not be true? ● How can we tell our own stories?

Human Experience

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