Worthwhile Resources
Culturally Responsive:
- Green Grass, Running Water – Thomas King
- Medicine River – Thomas King
- Monkey Beach – Eden Robinson
- Morning Star: A Warrior’s Spirit – Morningstar Mercredi
- The Book of Negros – Lawrence Hill
- American Born Chinese – Gene Luen Yang
- To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
Boy Friendly:
- Tears of a Tiger – Draper
- Harris and Me – Gary Paulsen
- Hatchet – Gary Paulsen
- Son of the Mob – Gordon Korman
- Divergent – Veronica Roth
EAL/Modified:
- Macbeth Graphic Novels – Shakespeare
- Novels by Draper
- Teacher Resource Package Good Copy: Sugar Falls – David Robertson
Other:
- “A is for Activist” by Innosanto Nagara
- Three Day Road – Joseph Boyden
- The Sweater by Sheldon Cohen
- Shipbuilder by Stephen Surjik
- Hamlet – Shakespeare
- Life of Pi – Yann Martel
- Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
- Lord of the Flies – William Golding
- Obasan – Joy Kogawa
- The Kit Runner – Khaled Hossemi
- Fault of Our Stars – John Green
- Romeo and Huliet – Draper
- A Raison in the Sun – Lorraine Hansberry
- Night – Elie Wiesel
Advanced:
- Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood
Teacher Resources:
- Grammar Language Power Books
- Jessiehmann.com for ELA 20 curriculum
- msjproch@wordpress.com
- Where in the World
- Grammar Girl – Quick and Dirty Grammar