Unit 5 HMH Into Literature Highlighted Textbook Resources

Novel Selection for Unit 5

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

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela (1120L)
Goodbye, Vietnam by Gloria Whelan (810L)
March by John Lewis (760L)

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela Resources within HMH
PDF of The Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela Download PDF of The Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela 
Historical Background on Apartheid Download Historical Background on Apartheid 
Teacher Guide for The Long Walk to Freedom Download Teacher Guide for The Long Walk to Freedom 
Study Guide: The Long Walk to Freedom Download Study Guide: The Long Walk to Freedom 

Goodbye, Vietnam by Gloria Whelan Resources within HMH
PDF of Goodbye, Vietnam by Gloria Whelan Download PDF of Goodbye, Vietnam by Gloria Whelan 
Historical Background on The Vietnam War Download Historical Background on The Vietnam War 
Teacher Guide for Goodbye, Vietnam Download Teacher Guide for Goodbye, Vietnam 
Study Guide: Goodbye, Vietnam Download Study Guide: Goodbye, Vietnam 

March by John Lewis Resources within HMH
PDF of March by John Lewis Download PDF of March by John Lewis 
Historical Background on The Civil Rights Movement Download Historical Background on The Civil Rights Movement 
Teacher Guide for March Download Teacher Guide for March 
Study Guide: March Download Study Guide: March 


Skills Coach

Analyze Author’s Purpose Download Analyze Author’s Purpose Have students complete the graphic organizer using the Lunch at Woolworth’s (1150L) magazine article 
Analyze Rhetoric Download Analyze Rhetoric Have students complete the graphic organizer using the speech Eulogy for Martin Luther King, Jr. by Robert Kennedy Jr. (1230L) 
Analyze Rhetorical Devices Download Analyze Rhetorical Devices Have students complete the graphic organizer using the speech Eulogy for Martin Luther King, Jr. by Robert Kennedy Jr. (1230L) 
Determine Author’s Perspective Download Determine Author’s Perspective Have students complete the graphic organizer using the informational article One-Way Ticket to New Orleans, Please by Marcia Amidon Lusted (1140L)
Evaluate Author’s Argument Download Evaluate Author’s Argument Have students complete the graphic organizer using the speech Eulogy for Martin Luther King, Jr. by Robert Kennedy Jr. (1230L) 
Identify Author’s Purpose Download Identify Author’s Purpose Have students complete the graphic organizer using the Lunch at Woolworth’s (1150L) magazine article 
Identify Characteristics of Persuasive Texts Download Identify Characteristics of Persuasive Texts Have students complete the graphic organizer using the speech Eulogy for Martin Luther King, Jr. by Robert Kennedy Jr. (1230L) 
Identify Rhetorical Devices Download Identify Rhetorical Devices Have students complete the graphic organizer using the speech Eulogy for Martin Luther King, Jr. by Robert Kennedy Jr. (1230L) 


Peer Coach Videos

Analyze the Effects of Point of View
Analyze Author's Purpose
Identify Author's Purpose
Determine Author's Perspective
Identify Rhetorical Devices
Analyze Rhetoric
Identify Characteristics of Persuasive Texts


Language Supporting Standard

ELAGSE9-10L5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. 

Level Up Tutorials (Discover> All Resources> Reading Resources)
Literal and Figurative Meanings
Connotations and Denotations
Author's Perspective
Figurative Language
Author's Style


End of Unit Task: Write a Literary Analysis

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