Collection Analysis Report
for Best Fit Books for ELA Curriculum: Grade 9
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 16 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.
(16 of 16 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (15 books)
- Social Studies (9 books)
- Historical Fiction (8 books)
- History (4 books)
- Poetry (4 books)
- Health (3 books)
- Realistic Fiction (3 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Drama (2 books)
- Nonfiction (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Humor (1 books)
- Romance (1 books)
- Science (1 books)
- Spanish (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 15 of 16 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: 895 (Range: 460 - 1330)
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 |
11-12 | 1185-1385 | 11.20-14.10 | 67-74 | 10.34-14.20 | Z+ | 9.57-12.00 | 12.30-14.50 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 14 of 16 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.
- 120 Videos
- 34 Book Readings
- 214 Lesson Plans
- Total of 438 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on "Best Fit Books for ELA Curriculum: Grade 9". 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/qlKZFUW
Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands
- Grades Used: 8, 9
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Exceedingly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
American Born Chinese
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly 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
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 870
- Year Published: 1960
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 1953
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
Out 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
Great Expectations
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 1861
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Romeo and Juliet
- Grades Used: 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Drama, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Romance
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 1597
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Exceedingly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
A Tale of Two Cities
- Grades Used: 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1130
- Year Published: 1859
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Exceedingly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
The Odyssey
by Homer
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore, Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 890
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
The Chocolate War
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Men / Boys
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 1974
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
Baseball in April: And Other Stories
by Gary Soto
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Genres: Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2000
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
David Copperfield
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1070
- Year Published: 1850
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson
by Mitch Albom
- Grades Used: 8, 11, 12
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 1997
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: History, Physical Education
- Lexile: 1260
- Year Published: 2013
Much Ado about Nothing
- Grades Used: 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Drama, Historical Fiction, Humor, Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1020
- Year Published: 1598
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Exceedingly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Never Cry Wolf
by Farley Mowat
- Grades Used: 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1330
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately 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
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