AR Interest Level

Accelerated Reading Quizzes

 

Renaissance Place (Accelerated Reader) currently has 139,286 quizzes available.  These quizzes range from Lower Grade =LG interest level to Middle Grade=MG, Middle Grade + = MG+, to Upper Grade=UG, (level information below from Renaissance Place). 

 

As a Catholic school we must adhere to our Mission Statement when choosing books for students. Please remember that because a quiz is available it does not mean it follows our Mission Statement.    As parents you may allow your child to read any books that are available.  Due to recent confusion with the larger AR database we must remind you that many quizzes are available, but have not been approved as books we currently own in our library.  It is up to you as parents to assist your child when choosing a book at a public library or bookstore.  It is very important that students pick a book by interest level. 

 

What is Interest Level (IL)?
Interest level is based on the content of a book that includes, characterization, and plot. The interest level attached to the book indicates age group appropriateness. Interest level designations reflect the judgment of the book's publisher and the professionals at Renaissance Learning. We group content appropriateness into four categories: LG = Lower Grades (K-3); MG = Middle Grades (4-8); MG+ = Middle Grades Plus (6 and up); and UG = Upper Grades (9-12). However, the final decision as to whether the content of a specific book is appropriate for a particular student is the responsibility of school librarians, teachers, and parents.

 

SAMPLES:

BOOK LEVEL/TITLE/INTEREST LEVEL/ POINTS

AR BOOK SUMMARY

4.0/THE BERENSTAIN BEARS GO OUT FOR THE TEAM/LG/.5

Summary: Mama bear helps Brother and Sister Bear (and young readers) prepare sensibly for team sports. The coauthor is Jan Berenstain.

 

4.0/SAMMY KEYES AND THE SEARCH FOR SNAKE EYES/MG/9.0

Summary: When thirteen-year-old Sammy finds herself with an abandoned baby on her hands, she sets out to find the young mother, who may belong to a gang, and accidentally jeopardizes her position on the softball team. Book #7

 

4.0/UNDER THE BLOOD RED SUN/MG+/8.0- 6-7-8 GRADES ONLY WITH SIGNED FORM.

Summary: Tomikazu Nakaji's biggest concerns are baseball, homework, and a local bully until life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.

 

4.0/THE COLOR PURPLE/UG/9.0-Adult book with 4.0 Book Level-NOT IN OUR LIBRARY

Summary: Life was not easy for Celie. But she knew how to survive, needing little to get by. Finally, she gains the courage to ask for more out of her life. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations, and adult themes.

 

The books in our St. Juliana School library are organized by interest level to assist the students. If you have any questions please contact me (714) 871-2829 or [email protected].

Thank you,

Mrs. Jan Young