9th Grade - State College Area School District
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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