As the title would indicate to a basketball fan the book focuses on basketball. Hes got mad beats too, beats that tell his familys story in verse. Lexile codesglossary reading and lexile scores libguides. The crossover by kwame alexander plot summary litcharts.
Nov 10, 2020 lexile scale the lexile scale ranges from 200l to 1600l, although actual lexile measures can range from below 0l to above 2000l. Maybe a book of those rules you give me and jb before each of our games. Includes gallipoli campaign map and illustrations pack71 photos and 31 maps of the campaign spanning the entire period of hostilities. In this game of life your family is the court and the ball is your heart. The talented author kwame alexander did not disappoint. It won the 2015 newbery medal and a coretta scott king book honor, and may inspire a discussion about healthy lifestyle choices and the impact. Detailed quotes explanations with page numbers for every important quote on the site. Searching for books with a corresponding renaissance accelerated reader 360 quiz is easy with accelerated reader bookfinder. Rebound, a prequel to the crossover, was published in 2018. The crossover by kwame alexander paperback book the. Typically, there are 515 questions per chapter, act or section. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a book s lexile measure by entering a book s title, author or isbn.
Visit this site to find the lexile number for a specific book or to generate a list of books with a particular lexile number. Kwame accomplishes a difficult and ambitious masterpiece by. Use the quick search box upper right corner to find the lexile of a book by title or author. Using lexile find a book, you can easily find books that match your childs lexile measure, grade level or interests among the hundreds of thousands of books in this browser tool.
The crossover by kwame alexander 2019, trade paperback at the best online prices at. Chuck bell takes center stage as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star. About the author, kwame alexander kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and new york times bestselling author of 28 books he writes for children of all ages. Making connections the activities in this section help students make cross curricular connections to writing, mathematics, science, social studies, or the fine arts. Cuz tonight im delivering, announces dreadlocked 12yearold josh bell. The siege of baghdad was a siege that took place in baghdad in 1258, lasting for days from january 29, 1258 until february 10, 1258. Soaring, poignant, novel in verse hits all the right spots. The crossover by kwame alexander scholastic teacher store. Kwame accomplishes a difficult and ambitious masterpiece by telling a story in short rhythmic verses. The crossover is a young adult novel by kwame alexander that follows the life experiences of 12yearold. How to determine the reading level of a book book riot. To help you choose a book thats suited to your childs reading level, usborne support a number of reading level systems.
When the goal is to match students to books that they are likely to comprehend, aim for texts that have a lexile of 100l below to 50l above their lexile reader measure. Lexile reading level chart by grade scholastic parents. Alexander was awarded the 2015 newbery medal and the coretta scott king author honor for crossover. The lexile level will always be shown as a number with an l after it for example 770l 770 lexile. Some of his other works include booked, which was longlisted for the national book award, the playbook. It refers to a basketball move described in the first vocabulary poem as well as to spoiler alert the death of the boys father. Before josh and jordan bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. Click on the pages to find out more about how our books. He is the founding director of book inaday, a program that teaches. People on the street know about his crossover, espn analysts talk about his crossover, and josh practices daily to try and develop his crossover to be more like his dads. The crossover summer reading guide novel background.
But both brothers must come to grips with growing up, on and off the court, as they realize breaking the rules can come at a terrible price, resulting in a gamechanger for their entire family. The title of this book the crossover is an important phrase and idea throughout the book. From the new york times bestselling author kwame alexander comes rebound, the dynamic prequel to his newbery awardwinning novel in verse, the crossover. The crossover graphic novel by kwame alexander, dawud. Search filters include dozens of interest categories, books in a series and awardwinning books. Filthy, back in the day, i was the boss, never lost, i had the sickest double cross, and i kissed. Whether a student is interested in biographies or mystery novels, using a lexile reading measure as a starting point will help connect learners with engaging books with the right amount of challenge. Josh and his twin brother jordan are awesome on the court.
Mission hurricane plus over 40,000 of the best books. The plot which is told in verse is seen through the eyes of junior high school student, josh and the different levels of relationship within his family. Search by lexile or by grade level, and limit to the readers interests for a list of suggested books. Type in the title of a book to retrieve the guided reading level and grade level. The lexile find a book tool from metametrics helps to connect students with books at the right reading level. But josh has more than basketball in his blood, hes got mad beats, too, that tell his familys story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family. The readers lexile framework works in intervals of five with 5l being the lowest. The crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent dawud anyabwile. The questions are broken out into sections, so they focus on specific chapters within the crossover. As a novel written in verse, the text of the crossover is able to play with rhythm, visuals, and language in a way that a novel written in prose cannot. Linebyline modern translations of every shakespeare play and poem. Students, teachers, parents, and librarians can search in english or spanish using criteria such as atos book level or a lexile measure, interest level, title, author, fictionnonfiction, subject, awardwinners, state lists, ccss exemplars, and more. Identity and language theme in the crossover litcharts.
Our free find a book tool can help you build reading lists. Thanks for exploring this supersummary study guide of the crossover by kwame alexander. Metametrics and lexile are trademarks of metametrics, inc. Definitions and examples of 6 literary terms and devices. One of my students recently pointed out that the page numbers.
From gallipoli to baghdad navy general library program. The crossover, by awardwinning childrens book author and poet kwame alexander, was published in 2014 and won the 2015 newbery medal and coretta scott king award honor for childrens literature. Sep 14, 2017 lexile levels br90 100190 200290 300390 400490 500590 600690 700790 800890 900990 1090 11001190 12001290 090 39 clues by rick riordan, gordon korman, peter lerangis, et al. The book contains a tight plot that encompasses family, friendship, love, health, and more. Bookpage childrens top pick, april 2014 work smart live smarter play hard practice harder love, dad the crossover is a novelinverse, with long flows of prose that spill out a tale of family. The crossover by kwame alexander 2019, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The crossover read free ebook by kwame alexander in online reader directly on the web page. Teacher editions with classroom activities for all 1427 titles we cover. The epic story of a chaplain attached to the 4th battalion. Click on the pages to find out more about how our books are banded to support young learners.
Lexile measures are not intended to be used to guide students away from something they want to read, even if the lexile measure is lower or higher than their lexile reader measure. You can also use find a book to search for books based on text. Who would have thought that the emperor charlemagne would make friends with an albino elephant, a gift from the caliph of baghdad. Josh s narration makes use of changes in font size, line breaks, and rhyme to guide the reader through the novel, slowing down or speeding up the action according to how the text is arranged. A separate study of over 700 titles confirmed that their accelerated reader advantage learnings. Lexile text measure a lexile text measure is the specific number assigned to any text indicating its reading demand in terms of its semantic difficulty vocabulary and syntactic complexity sentence length. But josh has more than basketball in his blood, hes got mad beats, too, that tell his familys story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and. Use these questions for quizzes, homework assignments or tests.
The part number s suggested in this cross reference search represent the closest eatons bussmann business equivalent based upon the entered competitive part number. All you need is a books author, title or isbn number to find the lexile text measure of that book. The elephant from baghdad by mary tavener holmes, john harris. I read the audio book and loved the story, so i immediately purchased this book for my classroom. A number of other web sites provide access to databases or book lists that allow users to identify the reading level for a book. Lexile500lngrade level or, the counterpart gradelevele0. Shell education 514instructional guide the crossover 3. The crossover summary and study guide supersummary. In this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood from awardwinning author kwame alexander, josh and his twin brother, jordan, must come to grips with growing up, on and off the court.
Follow the instructions using word or outlook to discover the reading level of a section of text. This is the best conversion chart out there for reading levels. Kwame alexanders nyt bestseller and newbery medal winning the crossover. This study guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the crossover. You can choose books based on reading level and subject matter science fiction, informational, etc. If you want to know whether a specific book is within your childs lexile range, you can use our lexile find a book tool. The crossover study guide contains a biography of kwame alexander, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Explores how sea lions help the navy, discusses why they are used to retrieve military equipment from the ocean, and describes their training. A modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, supersummary offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Therefore, when i came across the crossover, it intrigued me. The crossover appeal of contemporary picture books is a particularly interesting case, since these books have traditionally been marketed for the youngest readerships see scott 1999. The crossover ser the crossover by kwame alexander 2019. The best way to grow reading skills is to read often. The siege, laid by ilkhanate mongol forces and allied troops, involved the investment, capture, and sack of baghdad, which was the capital of the abbasid caliphate at that time. The crossover graphic novel by kwame alexander scholastic. Tell students to watch for the use of the phrase and talk about how it can be understood in each of the poems. The higher the lexile measure, the higher the students reading level. Bookpage childrens top pick, april 2014 work smart live smarter play hard practice harder love, dad the crossover is a novelinverse, with long flows of prose that spill out a tale of family, love, loss and basketball. Chuck bell was known for his crossover during his basketball career, and it earned him the nickname da man. The crossover by kwame alexander is a dynamic and powerful book.
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