Collection Analysis Report
for Informational Texts Set III - Gr 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.
Explore all of TeachingBooks
Sign in and enjoy.
Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas
For the 6 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.
(6 of 6 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Nonfiction (6 books)
- Social Studies (5 books)
- History (4 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- English Language Arts (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- STEAM (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 5 of 6 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: 976 (Range: 780 - 1110)
Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk
Grade Band | Lexile® | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | Fountas & Pinnell | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 1 of 6 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
= low and high range of submitted values = average of submitted values
- Slightly
- Moderately
- Very
- Exceedingly
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.
- 11 Videos
- 5 Book Readings
- 10 Lesson Plans
- Total of 111 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "Informational Texts Set III - Gr 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/QLIKD9V
At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui
by Christine Liu-Perkins and Sarah S. Brannen
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: History, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1110
- Year Published: 2014
Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale, and Inti Ameratsu
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 1040
- Year Published: 2014
Legends, Icons & Rebels: Music That Changed the World
by Robbie Robertson, Jim Guerinot, Sebastian Robertson, and Jared Levine
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Music
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2013
Marching for Freedom: Walk Together Children and Don't You Grow Weary
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2009
Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat
by Gail Jarrow
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, History, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 990
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Red MadnessTurning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March
by Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Elspeth Leacock, Susan Buckley, and P.J. Loughran
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Explore all of TeachingBooks
Sign in and enjoy.