Carol S Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I have a friends whose dd is in 9th grade at the local highschool and we were talking about school. She took exams for English 9A this past week. I found out in that class the only novel they read was The Outsiders by S.E Hinton. Their exam included the district exam (all multiple choice/true & false questions) and The Outsiders exam and an essay about The Outsiders and it was open book. :001_huh: I definitely do not think this is a highschool level book! But maybe I'm wrong, I have strong readers. Wondering what grade level you consider it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 My oldest read it in 6th grade but it was on her summer reading list to read before 9th grade English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 We read it in8th grade, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I read it in middle school - 7th or 8th grade. DD is reading it this year in 8th. I might assign it in 9th, but that's probably the highest I would go for a good reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 7th - 8th grade, possible 6th with a mature child. It was an easy read, from what I remember, but dealt with issues I'd prefer to avoid with a younger child. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Accelerated readers rates the reading level at 4.7 (grade 4, seventh month) with a interest level of upper grades (grade 9 to 12) http://www.arbookfind.com/default.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckens Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I read it several times in 5th grade. We read some scenes from it in 6th or 7th grade (the year the movie came out), but for me, it was juvenile to me, and I was past it in my needs for education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I'd say middle school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I have a friends whose dd is in 9th grade at the local highschool and we were talking about school. She took exams for English 9A this past week. I found out in that class the only novel they read was The Outsiders by S.E Hinton. Their exam included the district exam (all multiple choice/true & false questions) and The Outsiders exam and an essay about The Outsiders and it was open book. :001_huh: I definitely do not think this is a highschool level book! But maybe I'm wrong, I have strong readers. Wondering what grade level you consider it? I read it in 6th grade, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 We did it in the 1st semester of year 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Accelerated readers rates the reading level at 4.7 (grade 4, seventh month) with a interest level of upper grades (grade 9 to 12) http://www.arbookfind.com/default.aspx Thank you for posting this link! I found this site a few years ago and someone forgot what it was, and have looked for it many times since then. Now it is bookmarked and saved in a couple of other places for good measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Here it is assigned to the 7-8th graders, but I can easiliy see how it woul work for a 9th grade class. FWIW, Twilight also receives a gr 4 interest level in reading on the AR info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I would say middle school, due to the themes in the book. If I had to choose one book to study, however, that would not be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I have a friends whose dd is in 9th grade at the local highschool and we were talking about school. She took exams for English 9A this past week. I found out in that class the only novel they read was The Outsiders by S.E Hinton. Their exam included the district exam (all multiple choice/true & false questions) and The Outsiders exam and an essay about The Outsiders and it was open book. :001_huh: I definitely do not think this is a highschool level book! But maybe I'm wrong, I have strong readers. Wondering what grade level you consider it? I remember reading it in middle school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I'd say late middle school or early hs because of content. Easy read, like Lord of The Flies, but more mature content. We won't be reading it b/c we have enough real life stuff in our real lives. It is my college roommate's fav book, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathymuggle Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) Not until 7th grade - but more for content than difficulty. It is a short, easy read. Edited March 4, 2012 by kathymuggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 We read it in 8th or 9th. I remember reading Tom Sawyer aloud in English class in 8th, which also seems like a much lower reading level. It wasn't until highschool that we were expected to read anything on our own time and come to class already read (and that may have just been the honors classes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 It is typically read in 7th/8th here, but I can understand it being used at the 9th grade level. It was probably open book so the students could incorporate quotes into their essays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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