Collection Analysis Report
for Social Science, Gr. 5
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 21 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.
(21 of 21 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Social Studies (16 books)
- HASH(0x56526b9038e8) (12 books)
- English Language Arts (11 books)
- History (10 books)
- HASH(0x56526b903828) (6 books)
- HASH(0x56526b903a50) (6 books)
- HASH(0x56526b9376c8) (5 books)
- HASH(0x56526b9379b0) (4 books)
- Spanish (4 books)
- STEAM (3 books)
- HASH(0x56526b9036f0) (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- HASH(0x56526b9032b8) (1 books)
- HASH(0x56526b92d490) (1 books)
- Math (1 books)
- Science (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 19 of 21 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: 864 (Range: 580 - 1150)
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 21 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.
- 44 Videos
- 14 Book Readings
- 81 Lesson Plans
- Total of 429 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Chicago Public Schools's "Social Science, Gr. 5". 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/QLAX4PT
The Art of the Possible: An Everyday Guide to Politics
by Edward Keenan and Julie McLaughlin
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 1110
- Year Published: 2015
The Birchbark House
by Louise Erdrich Louise Erdrich
Book 1 of the Birchbark House Series
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 970
- Year Published: 1999
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Bravo!: Poems about Amazing Hispanics
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 1150
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Bravo!Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Dorothea's Eyes: Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth
by Barb Rosenstock and Gérard DuBois
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, History, STEAM
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2016
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
Esperanza renace
- Grades Used: 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2002
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: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Esperanza Rising
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2000
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: Very Complex
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2003
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: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
How to Turn $100 Into $1,000,000: Earn! Save! Invest!
by James McKenna, Jeannine Glista, and Matt Fontaine
- Genres: Concept Book, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Math, Social Studies
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2016
March Book One
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
Book 1 of the March Trilogy
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Graphic Novel, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
The Mighty Miss Malone
- Grades Used: 9, 10
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2012
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
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
One Well: The Story of Water on Earth
by Rochelle Strauss and Rosemary Woods
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for One WellOut of the Dust
by Karen Hesse
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender
by S.D. Nelson
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Red CloudSeparate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
- Grades Used: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: History, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 870
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
The Truth about Truman School
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2008
Walking on Earth & Touching the Sky: Poetry and Prose by Lakota Youth at Red Cloud Indian School
by Timothy P. McLaughlin and S.D. Nelson
- Genres: Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2012
What the World Eats
by Faith D'Aluisio and Peter Menzel
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 1150
- Year Published: 2008
The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World
by Marc Aronson and John W. Glenn
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1100
- Year Published: 2007
Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowl
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1040
- Year Published: 2009
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