Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools
Book List Recommendation
Recommending Teacher Information
Recommended Book Information
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Recommended Grade Level:
Standards Alignment
What Common Core State Standards or NC Essential Standards will be addressed by teaching this text through whole-class instruction
(cite grade-level specific standards)?
MTAC Approval
Names and signatures of school-based Media & Technology Advisory Committee indicating recommendation for addition to the Book List
Committee Members
Principal
Media Specialist
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Parent Representative
Student Representative
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Qualitative Measures Rubric
For each criterion, identify the chosen complexity level and provide a rationale for the selection.
Meaning
Moderately Complex
Exceedingly Complex
Very Complex
Meaning: Multiple competing levels of meaning
that are difficult to identify, separate, and
interpret; theme is implicit or subtle, often
ambiguous and revealed over entirety of the text
Meaning: Multiple levels of meaning that may be
difficult to identify or separate; theme is implicit or
subtle and may be revealed over the entirety of
the text
Meaning: Multiple levels of meaning clearly
distinguished from each other; theme is clear but
may be conveyed with some subtlety
Slightly Complex
Meaning: One level of meaning; theme is
obvious and revealed early in the text
Rationale for Chosen Complexity Level:
Text Structure
Moderately Complex
Exceedingly Complex
Very Complex
Organization: Is intricate with regard to such
elements as point of view, time shifts, multiple
characters, storylines, and detail
Use of Graphics: If used, illustrations or
graphics are essential for understanding the
meaning of the text
Organization: May include subplots, time shifts,
and more complex characters
Use of Graphics: If used, illustrations or
graphics support or extend the meaning of the
text
Organization: May have two or more storylines
and occasionally be difficult to predict
Use of Graphics: If used, a range of illustrations
or graphics support selected parts of the text
Slightly Complex
Organization: Is clear, chronological, or easy to
predict
Use of Graphics: If used, either illustrations or
graphics directly support and assist in
interpreting the text or are not necessary to
understand the meaning of the text
Rationale for Chosen Complexity Level:
Language Features
Moderately Complex
Exceedingly Complex
Very Complex
Conventionality: Dense and complex; contains
abstract, ironic, and/or figurative language
Vocabulary: Complex, generally unfamiliar,
archaic, subject-specific, or academic language;
may be ambiguous or purposefully misleading
Sentence Structure: Mainly complex sentence
with several subordinate clauses or phrases;
sentences often contain multiple concepts
Conventionality: Fairly complex; contains some
abstract, ironic, and/or figurative language
Vocabulary: Fairly complex language that is
sometimes unfamiliar, archaic, subject-specific,
or overly academic
Sentence Structure: Many complex sentences
with several subordinate phrases or clauses and
transition words
Conventionality: Largely explicit and easy to
understand with some occasions for more
complex meaning
Vocabulary: Mostly contemporary, familiar,
conversational; rarely unfamiliar or academic
Sentence Structure: Primarily simple and
compound sentences, with some complex
constructions
Slightly Complex
Conventionality: Explicit, literal, straightforward,
easy to understand
Vocabulary: Contemporary, familiar,
conversational language
Sentence Structure: Mainly simple sentences
Rationale for Chosen Complexity Level:
Knowledge Demands
Moderately Complex
Exceedingly Complex
Very Complex
Life Experiences: Explores complex,
sophisticated, or abstract themes; experiences
portrayed are distinctly different from the
common reader
Cultural Knowledge: Many references or
allusions to other texts or cultural elements
Life Experiences: Explores themes of varying
levels of complexity or abstraction; experiences
portrayed are uncommon to most readers
Cultural Knowledge: Some references or
allusions to other texts or cultural elements
Life Experiences: Explores several themes;
experiences portrayed are common to many
readers
Cultural Knowledge: Few references or
allusions to other texts or cultural elements
Slightly Complex
Life Experiences: Explores a single theme;
experiences portrayed are everyday and
common to most readers
Cultural Knowledge: No references or allusions
to other texts or cultural elements
Rationale for Chosen Complexity Level:
WSFCS Book List Recommendation/2
Quantitative Measure
Provide the Lexile level for the recommended text. Grades 6-8: 925-1185; Grades 9-10: 1050-1335; Grades 11-12: 1185-1385
Lexile Level
Reader and Task Considerations
For each criterion, identify the chosen complexity level and provide a rationale for the selection.
Readers’ Cognitive Capabilities
Moderately Complex
Exceedingly Complex
Very Complex
Significant scaffolding is necessary to
comprehend the text
Some scaffolding is necessary to comprehend
the text
Little scaffolding is needed; most text can be
comprehended with little support
Slightly Complex
Can read independently with little support
Rationale for Chosen Complexity Level:
Reading Skills
Moderately Complex
Exceedingly Complex
Very Complex
Significant inferencing is necessary to make
connections among elements of the text
Some inferencing is necessary to make
connections among elements of the text
Connections among elements of the text are
relatively easy to make
Slightly Complex
Connections among elements of the text are
clear and easy to understand
Rationale for Chosen Complexity Level:
Readers’ Motivation
Moderately Complex
Exceedingly Complex
Very Complex
Students may have little interest in content or
lack self-efficacy in reading the text
Students may have limited interest in content
Students may have some interest in content
Slightly Complex
Students would read independently for pleasure
Rationale for Chosen Complexity Level:
Readers’ Knowledge Level
Moderately Complex
Exceedingly Complex
Very Complex
Students may have little or no prior knowledge of
the topic and may not have knowledge of
complex vocabulary used in the text
Students may have limited prior knowledge of the
topic and limited knowledge of the complex
vocabulary used in the text
Students may have some prior knowledge of the
topic and some familiarity with the complex
vocabulary used in the text
Slightly Complex
Students have abundant prior knowledge and are
familiar with the complex vocabulary used in the
text
Rationale for Chosen Complexity Level:
Content and/or Theme Concerns
Moderately Complex
Exceedingly Complex
Very Complex
Content and themes (e.g., pervasive strong
language, disturbing violence, sexual acts,
drug/alcohol use, other controversial content)
require student maturity and significant teacher
support
Content and themes require some student
maturity and some teacher support
Most content and themes are age-level
appropriate and require limited teacher support
Slightly Complex
Content and themes are age appropriate and
require little to no teacher support
Rationale for Chosen Complexity Level:
WSFCS Book List Recommendation/3
Comments
Provide any additional information that may support the inclusion of the text on the Book List.
Signature of Recommending Teacher
Sign below to indicate recommendation of the text for approval and addition to the Book List.
Date:
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For Central Office Use Only
Reviewer:
Date:
Decision:
Book List Updated:
Comments:
WSFCS Book List Recommendation/4