Collection Analysis Report
for WEMTA BOB 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)
- HASH(0x5646ca3f06c0) (7 books)
- HASH(0x5646cb95d5f0) (6 books)
- HASH(0x5646ca487808) (5 books)
- HASH(0x5646caccf950) (5 books)
- Social Studies (5 books)
- HASH(0x5646ca7bcfc8) (3 books)
- HASH(0x5646cab5cc70) (3 books)
- History (3 books)
- HASH(0x5646ca8e0668) (2 books)
- HASH(0x5646caa115c8) (2 books)
- HASH(0x5646cab5d600) (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- HASH(0x5646cabf4300) (1 books)
- HASH(0x5646caccf578) (1 books)
- HASH(0x5646cc032ac0) (1 books)
- Health (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: 808 (Range: 650 - 1070)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 13 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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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
- 35 Book Readings
- 65 Lesson Plans
- Total of 397 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association (WEMTA)'s "WEMTA BOB 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/QLATVS9
Belly Up
Book 1 of the Funjungle Series
- Genres: Mystery, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Belly UpThe Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
- Genres: Adventure, Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 970
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
by Don Brown
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Graphic Novel, Nonfiction
- 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
Freak the Mighty
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 930
- Year Published: 1993
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
The Hidden Oracle
Book 1 of the Trials of Apollo Series
- Genres: Adventure, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2016
The House of the Scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Inkheart
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
A Long Way From Chicago
Book 1 of the Long Way From Chicago Series
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 1998
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Book 1 of the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Series
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Ms. Bixby's Last Day
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Adventure, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- 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: Moderately Complex
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart and Carson Ellis Trenton Lee Stewart and Carson Ellis
Book 1 of the Mysterious Benedict Society Series
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2007
The Night Gardener
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Horror
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Old Yeller
by Fred Gipson and Steven Polson
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 910
- Year Published: 1956
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
One Half from the East
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: South Asian, Gender, Asian, Women / Girls, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2016
Peak
by Roland Smith
- Genres: Adventure, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for PeakPictures of Hollis Woods
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Savvy
by Ingrid Law
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1070
- Year Published: 2008
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Stella by Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper and Sarah Jane Coleman
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Wolf Hollow
by Lauren Wolk
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2014
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