| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| When D.W.'s teacher announces that they will have a fire drill, D.W. is afraid the school is going to burn down! So Arthur gives her his firefighter's hat, a whistle, and a few tips on fire safety, and appoints her their home fire warden. She then sets off to school prepared to take charge. |
Entertain |
Realistic Fiction |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 222 |
2.0 |
480 |
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 |
21 |
Total # of Words |
633 |
# of Different Words |
240 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
4 |
Hi Freq occurs |
395 |
62.4% |
# of Hi freq words |
113 |
47.1% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0.7 |
Low Freq occurs |
5 |
0.8% |
# of Low freq words |
5 |
2.1% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Dialog: Multiple speakers |
| Dialog: Broken dialogue |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Blend of written/oral |
| Inferences: Some implications |
| Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social |
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| Features |
| Character traits |
| Simple problem/solution |
| Simple Plot |
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| Topics |
| Preparation |
| Practice |
| *Safety |
| Homes |
| Fire |
| Firemen |
| *Family & Friends |
| *Schools & Education |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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elevator |
firefighter |
firefighter's |
neighbor's |
nursery |
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