HS ELA Guide

●​ Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher ●​ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ●​ Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose ●​ Unwind by Shusterman ●​ Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley ●​ Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Patillo Beales ●​ Zlata's Diary by Zlata Filipovic

Jamie Ford ●​ The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer ●​ The Martian (Classroom Edition) by Andy Weir ●​ 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 Human Experience ●​ What do stories reveal about being human? ●​ How do stories help us understand the world around us? ●​ How do stories define 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?

Literary Texts

Informational Texts

●​ “ Human Ingenuity: A 100,000-Year-Old Story ” by Bruce Upbin (Forbes Magazine) ●​ “The Stories We Tell” Rachelle Gardner ●​ “Empathy and Fiction” by Keith Oatley (The Psychology of Fiction)

Unit 1 in Mirrors and Windows Level IV covers plot, point of view, character, setting, and theme.

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