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Levelled Books


Assignment focus: What are the factors to consider when buying/using books in a high school ELA department? 
To begin: Search the Manitoba Textbook Bureau Catalogue for your 9-12 assignment (click here)
Choose fiction/non-fiction as the category and the grade level you have chosen.


Levelled book lists:

Teacher recommended books for grades 9-12 English

http://www.fountasandpinnellleveledbooks.com/

http://www.readinga-z.com/book/leveled-books.php 

551 High school classics rated on Good Reads  https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/478.Required_Reading_in_High_School

100 Novels every kid should read before leaving highschool http://www.openculture.com/2015/11/100-novels-all-kids-should-read-before-leaving-high-school.html

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/pohlmanr/levelingbooks.html

http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ 

http://www.booksource.com/ 

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/10th-grade-reading 

Grade 9 Reading List recommendations for summer

Grade 10 Reading List recommendations for summer

Grades 11 and 12 Reading List for summer

Grade 12 AP book list  

Grade 12 Transactional Focus book list and curriculum  (pdf)

Manitoba Education Quality Literature List instructions and suggestions 

Literature circles jobs

Good Reads: 9th grade,  10th grade, 11th grade,  12th grade.

ReadKiddoRead - The James Patterson book recommendation site for parents and educators. 


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