| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| An expression of the universal myth of the hero-quest, this beautiful story also portrays the Pueblo Indian reverence for the source of life: the Solar Fire. |
Entertain |
Legends |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 386 |
2.4 |
600 |
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 |
27 |
Total # of Words |
400 |
# of Different Words |
152 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
9 |
Hi Freq occurs |
233 |
58.3% |
# of Hi freq words |
62 |
40.8% |
| % of Long Sentences |
2.3 |
Low Freq occurs |
17 |
4.3% |
# of Low freq words |
11 |
7.2% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Dialog: Two speakers |
| Dialog: Broken dialogue |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Colorful, figurative |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Story/Poem |
| Inferences: Some implications |
| Concepts: Abstract/Difficult |
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| Topics |
| Sun |
| Challenges |
| Fathers |
| *History |
| Magic |
| Legends |
| Native Americans |
| Relationships |
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ceremony |
emerged |
fitted |
kiva |
maiden |
mocked |
prove |
pueblo |
rejoiced |
transformed |
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trials |
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