Collection Analysis Report
for Read On Wisconsin: 6-8
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 17 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.
(17 of 17 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (15 books)
- History (9 books)
- Social Studies (9 books)
- Historical Fiction (5 books)
- Nonfiction (5 books)
- Adventure (3 books)
- Realistic Fiction (3 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (3 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 17 of 17 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: 742 (Range: 370 - 1240)
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 |
9-10 | 1050-1335 | 9.67-12.01 | 62-72 | 8.32-12.12 | Z+ | 8.41-10.81 | 9.02-13.93 |
11-12 | 1185-1385 | 11.20-14.10 | 67-74 | 10.34-14.20 | Z+ | 9.57-12.00 | 12.30-14.50 |
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 17 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.
- 30 Videos
- 19 Book Readings
- 26 Lesson Plans
- Total of 305 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)'s "Read On Wisconsin: 6-8". 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/QLRYEHS
Al Capone Does My Homework
by Gennifer Choldenko Gennifer Choldenko
Book 3 of the Al Capone Series
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2013
Bird Lake Moon
by Kevin Henkes
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2008
Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton
by Matt Phelan
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 370
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for BlufftonEruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives
by Elizabeth Rusch and Tom Uhlman Elizabeth Rusch and Tom Uhlman
Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1000
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Eruption!How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story
by Tim Tingle
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery
by Cynthia Grady and Michele Wood
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 990
- Year Published: 2011
Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II
- Grades Used: 6
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1240
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Lincoln's Grave Robbers
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 930
- Year Published: 2013
March Book One
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
Book 1 of the March Trilogy
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
One Came Home
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2013
Orleans
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for OrleansP.S. Be Eleven
by Rita Williams-Garcia Rita Williams-Garcia
Book 2 of the Gaither Sisters Trilogy
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2013
Pinned
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for PinnedPoison
by Bridget Zinn
- Genres: Adventure, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for PoisonThe Thing about Luck
by Cynthia Kadohata and Julia Kuo
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2013
The Unidentified
by Rae Mariz
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2010
Zero Tolerance
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2013
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