Collection Analysis Report
for WEMTA BOB 8-12
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)
- Social Studies (7 books)
- Realistic Fiction (6 books)
- Biography (5 books)
- History (5 books)
- Nonfiction (5 books)
- Historical Fiction (4 books)
- Adventure (3 books)
- Health (3 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (3 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Romance (1 books)
- Sports (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 18 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: 781 (Range: 550 - 1120)
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 10 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
= low and high range of submitted values = average of submitted values
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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.
- 43 Videos
- 29 Book Readings
- 30 Lesson Plans
- Total of 445 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association (WEMTA)'s "WEMTA BOB 8-12". 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/ql84KXI
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, LGBTQ+, Transgender / Non-Conforming, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1120
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Being JazzBurn Baby Burn
by Meg Medina
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2016
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: Exceedingly Complex
Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
by Sungju Lee and Susan McClelland
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2016
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2016
Girl in the Blue Coat
by Monica Hesse
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2016
Heartless
- Grades Used: 10
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very 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
Just Listen
by Sarah Dessen
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Music
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Just ListenMarch Book Three
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
Book 3 of the March Trilogy
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
The Queen of Blood
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SachikoSamurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
by Pamela S. Turner and Gareth Hinds
- Genres: Biography, Fairy Tales / Folklore, Nonfiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Art, History, Physical Education
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2016
Scythe
by Neal Shusterman Neal Shusterman
Book 1 of the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Serpent King
by Jeff Zentner
- Grades Used: 11
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2016
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
The Smell of Other People's Houses
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2016
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: Exceedingly Complex
The Sun Is Also a Star
by Nicola Yoon
- Grades Used: 9
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Romance
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 650
- 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: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Symptoms of Being Human
by Jeff Garvin
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, LGBTQ+, Transgender / Non-Conforming
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 760
- 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
This Is Where It Ends
- Grades Used: 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Watched
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Cultural Experiences: Muslim, Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
When We Collided
by Emery Lord
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2016
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
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