9th Grade - SCASD



State College Area School District

Secondary English Department

9th Grade

Revised Booklist with Lexile Numbers

2010-2011

Common Core Standards for Grades 9-10 :

Current Lexile Band 960L–1115L

*“Stretch” Lexile Band 1080L–1305L

Common/core titles which will be studied by all students:

Out in the World: Coming of Age and the Search for Identity

Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders (English 9) (750L)

Hansberry, Lorraine A Raisin in the Sun (English 9)

Knowles, John A Separate Peace (Advanced English 9) (1110L)

Sophocles Antigone (Advanced English 9)

Shakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet (English 9 and Advanced

English 9)

Advanced English 9 teachers will also choose one and/or both of the following:

Dickens, Charles Great Expectations (1200L)

Brönte, Charlotte Jane Eyre (890L)

In addition to the texts read by Advanced English 9 students, Advanced Honors English 9 teachers will also teach

Anonymous The Epic of Gilgamesh

Homer The Odyssey

Malory, Sir Thomas Le Morte d’Arthur

Tolkien, J. R. R. (trans.) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Titles that may be used as required reading for full-class instruction:

Anderson, Lauria Halse Speak (690L)

Bach, Richard Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell Growing Up in Coal Country (1110L)

Emra, Bruce, ed. Coming of Age: Short Stories about Youth and

Adolescence

Cisneros, Sandra The House on Mango Street (870L)

Fleischman, Paul Seedfolks (710L)

Gibbons, Kaye Ellen Foster (870L)

Hesse, Hermann Siddhartha (1010L)

Homer The Odyssey

White, T. H. The Sword in the Stone (1120L)

Zindel, Paul The Pigman (950L)

Titles that may be used ONLY as optional/student choice selections:

Anaya, Rudolfo Bless Me, Ultima (840L)

Arana, Marie American Chica

Austen, Jane Sense and Sensibility (1180L)

Card, Orson Scott Ender’s Game (780L)

Cary, Lorene Black Ice (880L)

Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl (600L)

Conway, Jill Ker The Road from Coorain

Cormier, Robert The Chocolate War (820L)

Deuker, Carl High Heat (620L)

Gunther, John Death Be Not Proud (1060L)

Head, Ann Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (890L)

Hesse, Karen Phoenix Rising (610L)

Hickam, Jr., Homer October Sky (900L)

Hinton, S. E. That Was Then, This Is Now (780L)

Huxley, Elspeth The Flame Trees of Thika

Johnson, Angela The First Part Las (790L)

Kingsolver, Barbara The Bean Trees (900L)

Koertge, Ron Shakespeare Bats Cleanup

Lowry, Lois Gathering Blue (680L)

Lowry, Lois Messenger (720L)

Lynn, Tracy Snow

Napoli, Donna Jo Breath (620L)

Oates, Joyce Carol Freaky Green Eyes (810L)

Orr, Wendy Peeling the Onion (790L)

Potok, Chaim The Chose (970L)

Pullman, Philip The Golden Compass (930L)

Santiago, Esmeralda When I Was Puerto Rican (1020L)

Simon, Rachel Riding the Bus with My Sister

Smith, Betty A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (810L)

Stevenson, Robert Louis Treasure Island (1100L)

Swarthout, Glendon Bless the Beasts and the Children (970L)

Wolf, Tobias This Boy’s Life

Wolff, Virginia Euwer Make Lemonade (890L)

Zindel, Paul The Pigman’s Legacy (1010L)

*At the lowest grade in each band, students focus on reading texts within that text complexity band. In the subsequent grade or grades within a band, students must "stretch" to read a certain proportion of texts from the next higher text complexity band. This pattern repeats itself throughout the grades so that students can both build on earlier literacy gains and challenge themselves with texts at a higher complexity level. Lexile measures and the Lexile ranges above help to determine what text is appropriate for each grade band and what should be considered "stretch" text.

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