Collection Analysis Report
for ELA Curriculum Materials Grade 7
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 24 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.
(24 of 24 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (21 books)
- Social Studies (20 books)
- HASH(0x55c5225658f8) (8 books)
- HASH(0x55c522797c50) (8 books)
- HASH(0x55c522bd5f98) (8 books)
- History (8 books)
- HASH(0x55c522d89f98) (6 books)
- HASH(0x55c522564da0) (3 books)
- Spanish (2 books)
- HASH(0x55c5227974b8) (1 books)
- HASH(0x55c522c60ce0) (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 22 of 24 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: 610 - 1000)
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 |
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 24 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.
- 55 Videos
- 26 Book Readings
- 57 Lesson Plans
- Total of 445 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on "ELA Curriculum Materials Grade 7". 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/QLSV8PM
March Book One
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell , , and
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
March Book Two
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell , , and
Book 2 of the March Trilogy
- Genres: Biography, Graphic Novel, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2015
March Book Three
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell , , and
Book 3 of the March Trilogy
- Genres: Biography, Graphic Novel, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1000
- Year Published: 2009
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
Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel
by Avi
- Grades Used: 8
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1991
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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: 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 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
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
The Breadwinner
Book 1 of the Breadwinner Series
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), Gender, Immigrant / Refugee, South Asian, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2000
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Scorpions
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 1988
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for ScorpionsBreaking Through
- Grades Used: 8, 9
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2003
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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
A Step from Heaven
by An Na
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 1997
Flygirl
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for FlygirlThe Skin I'm In
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 1999
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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Before We Were Free
- Grades Used: 6, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2002
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
Senderos fronterizos
- Grades Used: 11
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Immigrant / Refugee, Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2002
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: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Child of the Owl
by Laurence Yep
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 1977
Uprising
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2007
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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Clay Marble
by Minfong Ho
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 1991
Finding Miracles
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2004
The Friends
by Rosa Guy
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 1973
Qualitative Measures:
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by Linda Crew
- Grades Used: 10
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 1989
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
So Far from the Bamboo Grove
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 1986
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir
by Farah Ahmedi and Tamim Ansary
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 850
- Year Published: 2006
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