California Recommended Literature List Grades 6 8 – The following titles have been drawn from California’s recommended literature lists. There are 13 lists of reading materials for each span of grade levels (K 2, 3 5, and 6 8) which correspond to the achievement level of each student as measured on the California Standards Test. Each list is – – – made up of a collection of titles that are slightly more difficult to read than the titles on the list before it. List #1 contains the most easy-to-read titles, while list #13+ is made up of the most difficult or sophisticated titles. The list numbers do NOT correspond to grade levels. The first section of this list includes books designated as NP. The NP (non-prose) designation is indicated rather than a list number if the book includes nonstandard prose. These are books of pictures, poems, plays, and songs, or books with incorrect or no punctuation. The NP books are included on all lists 1 through 13+, regardless of reading ability level. Books are listed as Fiction or Non-Fiction, and specific genres are noted when applicable. Autobiography Biography Mystery Drama Mythology Essay Narrative Non-Fiction Poetry Fiction in Verse Realistic Fiction Folklore Science Fiction Historical Fiction Short Story Humor Tall Tale When trial are strong cross-curricular connections, these are also noted as follows: ELA (English Language Arts)/Vocabulary ELA/Literary Elements ELA/Writing H-SS (History-Social Science) Science PE (Physical Education VPA (Visual and Performing Arts)
California Recommended Literature List Grades 6 – 8 The following titles have been drawn from California’s recommended literature lists. There are 13 lists of reading materials for each span of grade levels (K – 2, 3 – 5, and 6 – 8) which correspond to the achievement level of each student as measured on the California Standards Test. Each list is made up of a collection of titles that are slightly more difficult to read than the titles on the list before it. List #1 contains the most easy-to-read titles, while list #13+ is made up of the most difficult or sophisticated titles. The list numbers do NOT correspond to grade levels. The first section of this list includes books designated as NP. The NP (non-prose) designation is indicated rather than a list number if the book includes nonstandard prose. These are books of pictures, poems, plays, and songs, or books with incorrect or no punctuation. The NP books are included on all lists 1 through 13+, regardless of reading ability level. Books are listed as Fiction or Non-Fiction, and specific genres are noted when applicable. Autobiography Biography Drama Essay Mystery Mythology Narrative Non-Fiction Poetry Fiction in Verse Folklore Historical Fiction Humor Realistic Fiction Science Fiction Short Story Tall Tale When are strong cross-curricular connections, these are also noted as follows: ELA (English Language Arts)/Vocabulary ELA/Literary Elements ELA/Writing H-SS (History-Social Science) Science PE (Physical Education VPA (Visual and Performing Arts) trial
california_recommended_literature_list_6_-_8.docx