Collection Analysis Report
for I is Not for Indian
This report provides data analyses into the titles on this list to help support your efforts to put the right book in each reader's hands.
This report is organized by Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas, Quantitative Measures, and Qualitative Measures.
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Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas
For the 21 books on this list, please find an analysis revealing the quantity of titles associated with genre, cultural, and curriculum classifications. Additionally, please find the "Not Represented" section where you can click to identify other titles to potentially add to this list.
We hope this collection analysis tool helps you achieve the variety and differentiation of books that you want for your reading opportunities.
(21 of 21 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (16 books)
- Social Studies (10 books)
- Picture Book (8 books)
- Nonfiction (6 books)
- Historical Fiction (5 books)
- Realistic Fiction (5 books)
- History (4 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (3 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- Holiday (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Science (1 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 14 of 21 titles that have known Lexile levels, below is the low, high, and average Lexile® for the books in this list. We hope these data points, along with the crosswalk to other measures, provide insights into the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Lexile® Average: 739 (Range: 530 - 950)
Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk
Grade Band | Lexile® | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | Fountas & Pinnell | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
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2-3 | 420-820 | 2.75-5.14 | 42-54 | 1.98-5.34 | I-P | 3.53-613 | 0.05-2.48 |
4-5 | 740-1010 | 4.97-7.03 | 52-60 | 4.51-7.72 | O-V | 5.42-7.92 | 0.84-5.75 |
6-8 | 925-1185 | 7.00-9.98 | 57-67 | 6.51-10.34 | U-Z | 7.04-9.57 | 4.11-10.66 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 3 of 21 titles that have known qualitative measurements, this graph reveals the aggregated low, high, and average qualitative measures for the books in this list. We hope this range of information shows the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Qualitative Text Complexity Ranges
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Qualitative measures for each title are determined by crowd sourced results from professional educators who complete the literary or informational text complexity rubrics. These are relatively new on TeachingBooks so only a small percentage of all the titles have currently been evaluated. Perhaps you can help?
Instructional Materials Summary
Below please find a summary of available multimedia texts and instructional materials that enrich and deepen the discussion of the titles on this list.
- 13 Videos
- 9 Book Readings
- 46 Lesson Plans
- Total of 243 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on LibrarySparks's "I is Not for Indian". If you wish to see the curricular areas, genres, Lexile® and Qualitative measures, along with the collection of ready-to-use instructional materials, go online to TeachingBooks at: https://school.teachingbooks.net/QL72AQ8
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children
by Doris Seale
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
Buffalo Song
by Joseph Bruchac and Bill Farnsworth
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2008
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Buffalo SongChildren of the U.S.A.
by Maya Ajmera, Yvonne Wakim Dennis, and Arlene B. Hirschfelder
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2008
Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond
by Joseph Medicine Crow and Herman Viola
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2006
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
by Tim Tingle and Jeanne Rorex Bridges
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America), American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Dibe Yazhi Taa'go Baa Hane' / Three Little Sheep
by Seraphine G. Yazzie and Ryan Huna Smith
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
The Game of Silence
by Louise Erdrich Louise Erdrich
Book 2 of the Birchbark House Series
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Geronimo
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for GeronimoThe Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales
by James Bruchac, Joseph Bruchac, and Stefano Vitale
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2008
Hidden Roots
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2004
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Hidden RootsJingle Dancer
by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ying-Hwa Hu, and Cornelius Van Wright
- Genres: Holiday, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2000
Johonaa'ei: Bringer of Dawn
by Veronica Tsinajinnie and Ryan Singer
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Johonaa'eiThe Journal of Jesse Smoke: A Cherokee Boy, Trail of Tears, 1838
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2001
Native Americans Today: Resources and Activities for Educators, Grades 4-8
by Yvonne Beamer and Arlene B. Hirschfelder
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2000
NIWÎCIHÂW / ᓂᐄᐧᒋᐦᐋᐤ / I Help
by Caitlin Nicholson and Leona Morin-Neilson
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2008
Slash
by Jeannette Armstrong
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1985
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SlashWabi: A Hero's Tale
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for WabiWelcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2008
When the Shadbush Blooms
by Carla Messinger, Susan Katz, and David Kanietakeron Fadden
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2007
When Turtle Grew Feathers: A Tale from the Choctaw Nation
by Tim Tingle and Stacey Schuett
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2007
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