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 V (10th grade)

● "The Open Window" by Saki, p. 5 ● "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs p. 14 ● "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing, p. 28 ● "Lather and Nothing Else" by Hernando Téllez, p 44 ● "The Moment Before the Gun Went Off" by Nadine Gordimer, p. 50 ● "Catch the Moon" by Judith Ortiz Cofer, p. 62 ● "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, p. 69 ● "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, p. 82 ● "Two Friends" by Guy de Maupassant, p. 94 ● "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, p. 108 ● "The Leap" by Louise Erdrick, p. 118 ● "Cranes" by Hwang Sun-wôn, p. 132 ● "On the Rainy River" by Tim O'Brien, p. 137 ● "Who Said We All Have to Talk Alike" by Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel, p. 157 ● "Chee's Daughter" by Juanita Platero and Siyowin Miller, p. 167 ● "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe, p 180 ● "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett, p. 185 ● "The Enchanted Garden" by Italo Calvino, p. 195 ● "Like the Sun" R. K. Narayan, p. 200 ● "Geraldine Moore the Poet" by Toni Cade Bambara, p. 890 ● "Geraldo No Last Name" by Sandra Cisneros, p. 895 ● "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" by Jack Finney, p. 903 ● "Land Enough for a Man" by Leo Tolstoy, p. 931 ● "By the Waters of Babylon" by Stephen Vincent Benét, p. 944 ● "The Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, p. 955 ● "Miriam" by Truman Capote, p. 962 ● "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcâ Márquez, p. 974 ● "Heartburn" by Hortense Calisher, p. 981 ● "The Happy Man" by Naguib Mahfouz, p. 993

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

● What is the signifcance of a rite of passage, and why do we have them? ● How have rites of passage affected your life? ● Why do cultures need rites of passage? What purpose do they serve? ● How do authors use language to create meaning?

Rites of Passage

Last Updated August 13, 2024

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