Collection Analysis Report
for SSYRA 2019-20 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 15 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.
(15 of 15 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (15 books)
- Realistic Fiction (6 books)
- Adventure (4 books)
- Mystery (4 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (4 books)
- Horror (2 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- History (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Social Studies (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 14 of 15 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: 650 (Range: 460 - 840)
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 4 of 15 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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- Exceedingly
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.
- 23 Videos
- 12 Book Readings
- 23 Lesson Plans
- Total of 209 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on School Library Media Services Office of the Department of Education and Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME)'s "SSYRA 2019-20 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/QL8SMMN
24 Hours in Nowhere
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 9
- Genres: Adventure, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Adventurers Guild
by Zack Loran Clark and Nick Eliopulos
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2017
All's Faire in Middle School
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Boy X
by Dan Smith
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Boy XBreakout
by Kate Messner
- Genres: Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for BreakoutCaptain Superlative!
by J.S. Puller
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2018
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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Elephant Secret
by Eric Walters
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2018
Ethan Marcus Stands Up
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2017
Greetings from Witness Protection!
by Jake Burt
- Genres: Humor, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2017
Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2018
Knockout
by K.A. Holt
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
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by J.A. White
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for NightbooksPlaying Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story
by Jennifer Roy and Ali Fadhil
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Middle Eastern
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2018
Slider
by Pete Hautman
- Genres: Humor
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SliderSmall Spaces
by Katherine Arden Katherine Arden
Book 1 of the Small Spaces Quartet
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2018
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: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
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