| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| In this retelling of Androcles and the Lion, Andy meets a lion on the way to school and wins his friendship for life by removing a thorn from his paw. |
Entertain |
Folk Tales |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 366 |
2.4 |
590 |
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 |
31 |
Total # of Words |
562 |
# of Different Words |
241 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
11 |
Hi Freq occurs |
340 |
60.5% |
# of Hi freq words |
90 |
37.3% |
| % of Long Sentences |
10.6 |
Low Freq occurs |
13 |
2.3% |
# of Low freq words |
12 |
5% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Dialog: Simple |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Some Long/Complex |
| Text structure: Story/Poem |
| Concept: Fanciful |
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| Topics |
| Lions |
| *Animals |
| Pretend |
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cautiously |
fortunately |
grateful |
medal |
overalls |
patient |
pliers |
presented |
recognized |
scramble |
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whichever |
whistling |
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