| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Aaron grows his hair long to look like his father. But the hair is unruly, and one day while combing it, Aaron says "Hair, I hate you!" Suddenly the hair jumps off Aaron's head and runs away! |
Entertain |
Fantasy |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 204 |
2.0 |
460 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
25 |
Total # of Words |
707 |
# of Different Words |
197 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
7 |
Hi Freq occurs |
438 |
62% |
# of Hi freq words |
83 |
42.1% |
| % of Long Sentences |
5.9 |
Low Freq occurs |
13 |
1.8% |
# of Low freq words |
6 |
3% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Little support |
| Some phrases/refrains repeated |
| Dialog: Two speakers |
| Vocabulary: Easy |
| Language: Simple language |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
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| Features |
| Simple problem/solution |
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| Topics |
| Feelings/Emotions |
| Likes/Dislikes |
| Hair/Haircuts |
| *Feelings, Behaviors |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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ambulances |
carriages |
combed |
motorcycles |
skateboards |
statue |
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