Collection Analysis Report
for Mentor Texts: Metaphors
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 14 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.
(14 of 14 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (13 books)
- Picture Book (10 books)
- Realistic Fiction (5 books)
- Science (5 books)
- Art (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (2 books)
- Historical Fiction (2 books)
- History (2 books)
- Social Studies (2 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Holiday (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 13 of 14 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: 608 (Range: 240 - 870)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 7 of 14 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.
- 35 Videos
- 12 Book Readings
- 36 Lesson Plans
- Total of 224 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on TeachingBooks.net's "Mentor Texts: Metaphors". 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/QL2QD6Z
Carolinda Clatter!
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2005
Encounter
by Jane Yolen and David Shannon
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: History
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 1992
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Hello, Harvest Moon
by Ralph Fletcher and Kate Kiesler
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2003
I Love You the Purplest
by Barbara Joosse and Mary Whyte
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 1996
Mama, I'll Give You the World
by Roni Schotter and Susan Saelig Gallagher
- Genres: Holiday, Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2006
The Other Side
by Jacqueline Woodson and E.B. Lewis
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very 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
Owl Moon
by Jane Yolen and John Schoenherr
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 1987
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Pop's Bridge
by Eve Bunting and C.F. Payne
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Pop's BridgeQuick as a Cricket
by Audrey Wood and Don Wood
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 240
- Year Published: 1982
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
The Stranger
- Grades Used: 2, 3
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 1986
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo and Timothy Basil Ering
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Tar Beach
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 1991
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Tar BeachThe Tiger Rising
by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Sheban
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Science
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
White Snow, Bright Snow
by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 870
- Year Published: 1988
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