Directory of Readings

Reading Word Count Lexile Level Themes Dominant Mode
Angier, “One Thing They Aren’t Maternal” 2,187 1230L
  • Animals
  • Family
  • Women
 Example/Illustration
Baldwin, “If Black English Isn’t Language” 1,554 1430L
  • Language/Literacy
  • Race and Ethnicity
 Argument
Brownmiller, “Let’s Put Pornography Back in the Closet” 1,438 1250L
  • Legal/Political Issues
  • Women
 Argument
Bryson, “Walking around Sydney” 1,152 1080L
  • Community
  • Travel
 Narration
Carson, “The Obligation to Endure” 2,705 1360L
  • Environment
  • Well-being
 Argument
Chief Seattle, “Address” 1,562 1150L
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Community
  • Legal/Political Issues
 Comparison and Contrast
Dodds, “Beautiful Teenage Brains” 434 1170L
  • Psychology
  • Teens
 Comparison and Contrast
Douglass, “Learning to Read and Write” 2,601 990L
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Language/Literacy
  • Education
 Narration
Eighner, “On Dumpster Diving” 5,067 1100L
  • Poverty
  • Food
  • Community
 Classification
Elton, “My First Helping of Canada Goose” 1,029 1080L
  • Animals
  • Food
 Narration
Ericsson, “The Ways We Lie” 3,162 1070L
  • Psychology
  • Community
  • Language/Literacy
 Classification
Etzioni, “Working at McDonald’s” 1,741 1270L
  • Poverty
  • Community
  • Education
  • Teens
 Argument
Goodman, “Spring Cleaning Our Lives” 771 900L
  • Family
  • Well-Being
 Process Analysis
Hardin, “Lifeboat Ethics” 4,560 1220L
  • Poverty
  • Community
  • Legal/Political Issues
 Argument
Hubbell, “The Beekeeper” 1,512 1230L
  • Animals
  • Family
 Description
Kaminer, “The War on High Schools” 1,547 1260L
  • Education
  • Legal/Political Issues
 Argument
Kotz, “How to Boost Your Will Power” 297 1170L
  • Psychology
  • Well-Being
 Process Analysis
Levin, “The Case for Torture” 1,228 1160L
  • Legal/Political Issues
 Definition; Argument
Lutz, “The World of Doublespeak” 2,679 1400L
  • Language/Literacy
  • Legal/Political Issues
 Classification
Maisami, “Born in Amrika” 1,255 890L
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Family
  • Language/Literacy
 Narration
Schlosser, “The Most Dangerous Job” 1,505 1050L
  • Animals
  • Food
  • Legal/Political Issues
  • Work
 Description or Argument
Soto, “The Grandfather” 864 1160L
  • Family
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Poverty
 Description
Truth, “Ain’t I a Woman?” 1,158 1120L
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Women
 Narration or Argument
Twain, “Two Ways of Seeing a River” 660 1240L
  • Environment
  • Psychology
 Compare and Contrast
Zinsser, “Clutter” 1,447 1080L
  • Language/Literacy
  • Legal/Political Issues
  • Community
 Examples/Illustration