Collection Analysis Report
for Freedom Stories
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 9 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.
(9 of 9 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- History (9 books)
- Social Studies (7 books)
- English Language Arts (6 books)
- Picture Book (6 books)
- Nonfiction (5 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- Historical Fiction (3 books)
- Music (2 books)
- Poetry (2 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 7 of 9 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: 555 (Range: 60 - 960)
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)
There are currently no items on this list with qualitative measurements.
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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.
- 5 Videos
- 3 Book Readings
- 9 Lesson Plans
- Total of 118 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Reading Rockets's "Freedom Stories". 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/QLR2AJY
Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts
by Nikki Grimes and Michele Wood
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2015
Freedom Song: The Story of Henry 'Box' Brown
by Sally M. Walker and Sean Qualls
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Freedom SongFreedom's a-Callin' Me
by Ntozake Shange and Rod Brown
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2012
The Great Migration: Journey to the North
by Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2011
My Uncle Martin's Words for America: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Niece Tells How He Made a Difference
by Angela Farris Watkins and Eric Velasquez
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2011
Underground
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 60
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for UndergroundWe March
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 290
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for We MarchWhen Grandmama Sings
by Margaree King Mitchell and James Ransome
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2012
Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2012
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