Unit 3 HMH Into Literature Highlighted Textbook Resources

Novel Selection for Unit 3

*Teacher/Students can choose which text to read, ideally the honors students will engage with a higher level lexile text. 

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (640L)
We'll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss (670L)
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (1040L) 

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Resources within HMH
PDF of Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Download PDF of Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 
Teacher Guide for Murder on the Orient Express Download Teacher Guide for Murder on the Orient Express 
Study Guide: Murder on the Orient Express Download Study Guide: Murder on the Orient Express 

We'll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss Resources within HMH
PDF of We'll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss Download PDF of We'll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss 
Teacher Guide for We'll Fly Away Download Teacher Guide for We'll Fly Away 
Study Guide: We'll Fly Away Download Study Guide: We'll Fly Away 

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Resources within HMH
PDF of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Download PDF of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 
Teacher Guide for In Cold Blood Download Teacher Guide for In Cold Blood 
Study Guide: In Cold Blood Download Study Guide: In Cold Blood 


Skills Coach

Analyze Use of Flashback Download Analyze Use of Flashback  Have students complete graphic organizer using the short story from Unit 1 The Leap by Louise Erdrich
Analyze Narrative Structure Download Analyze Narrative Structure Have students complete graphic organizer using the Unit 3 short story The Crime of My Life by Gregg Olsen and/or the short story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl (820L)
Determine Text Structure Download Determine Text Structure Have students complete graphic organizer using the Unit 3 informational text Why Are We Obsessed with True Crime by Laura Hensley OR My Afterlife on the Body Farm by Fawn Fitter (1130L)


Peer Coach Videos

Analyze Use of Flashback
Analyze Narrative Structure
Determine Text Structure
Identify Characteristics of Expository Text


Language Supporting Standard

ELAGSE9-10L3: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening, and to write and to edit so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, APA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the discipline and writing type.

Grammar Quick Fix: Punctuate Quotations Download Grammar Quick Fix: Punctuate Quotations 

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End of Unit Task: Write an Informative Essay

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