1960s books assigned in 11th grade
US schools assign 9 books written in the 1960s to 11th grade students, across 3 states, spanning 590L–1070L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
Most widely assigned from the 1960s
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee · on 5 reading lists
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- Titles
- 9
- Written
- 1960–1969
- Lexile range
- 590L–1070L
- States assigning
- 3
The list — 1960s, 11th grade
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ArielSylvia Plath
Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes · 910L
I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya Angelou · 1070L
NightElie Wiesel · 590L
Private PeacefulMichael Morpurgo
Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegut · 850L
The OutsidersS.E. Hinton · 750L
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 870L
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Edward Albee
Most-assigned 1960s authors in 11th grade
Common questions
- How many 1960s books are assigned in 11th grade?
- 9 books written between 1960 and 1969 appear on 11th grade reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- What Lexile range do these 1960s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 1960s titles assigned in 11th grade run from 590L to 1070L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.
- Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?
- 3 states assign at least one 1960s title at 11th grade in the lists tracked here, so this is a broad pattern rather than a single state's canon. Per-state lists are on each state page.