Collection Analysis Report

for HRRB 2017-2018, 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.

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Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas

For the 20 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.

(20 of 20 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)

English Language Arts (19 books)
Realistic Fiction (10 books)
Historical Fiction (8 books)
Adventure (3 books)
History (3 books)
Science Fiction / Fantasy (3 books)
Social Studies (3 books)
Poetry (2 books)
Sports (2 books)
Art (1 books)
Biography (1 books)
Graphic Novel (1 books)
Music (1 books)
Mystery (1 books)
Nonfiction (1 books)
Physical Education (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 20 of 20 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: 696 (Range: 540 - 920)

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
11-12	1185-1385	11.20-14.10	67-74	10.34-14.20	Z+	9.57-12.00	12.30-14.50

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Key: Purple highlight represents average.

Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]

Qualitative Measures (BETA)

For 12 of 20 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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Cultural Knowledge/Intertextuality

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.

33 Videos
35 Book Readings
50 Lesson Plans
Total of 442 resources

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Details for Each Book

Below are the titles on Georgia Association of Educators's "HRRB 2017-2018, 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/QLZSWZN

All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook

by Leslie Connor

Genres: Mystery
Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
Lexile: 540
Year Published: 2016

Qualitative Measures:

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As Brave as You

by Jason Reynolds

Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Disability
Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
Lexile: 750
Year Published: 2016

Qualitative Measures:

Meaning: Moderately Complex
Text Organization: Moderately Complex
Use of Visual Features: N/A
Conventionality: Moderately Complex
Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
Life Experiences: Very Complex
Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex

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The Best Man

by Richard Peck

Genres: Realistic Fiction
Cultural Experiences: Gender, LGBTQ+, Men / Boys
Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
Lexile: 540
Year Published: 2016

Qualitative Measures:

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Booked

by Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander

Part of the Crossover Series

Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Sports
Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
Lexile: 660
Year Published: 2016

Qualitative Measures:

Meaning: Moderately 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: Moderately Complex

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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans

by Don Brown

Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies, STEAM
Lexile: 920
Year Published: 2015

Qualitative Measures:

Meaning: Moderately Complex
Text Organization: Moderately Complex
Use of Visual Features: Exceedingly Complex
Conventionality: Moderately Complex
Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
Intertextuality: Very Complex

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Echo

by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
Genres: Historical Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music
Lexile: 680
Year Published: 2015

Qualitative Measures:

Meaning: Very Complex
Text Organization: Very Complex
Use of Visual Features: N/A
Conventionality: Moderately Complex
Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
Life Experiences: Very Complex
Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex

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House Arrest

by K.A. Holt

Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction
Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
Lexile: 610
Year Published: 2015

Qualitative Measures:

Meaning: Very 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

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Lily and Dunkin

by Donna Gephart

Grades Used: 7, 8
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Cultural Experiences: Disability, Gender, LGBTQ+, Transgender / Non-Conforming
Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
Lexile: 680
Year Published: 2016