| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Baby Rattlesnake cries and cries for a rattle just like his big brother and sister have, but his parents tell him he s still too young. His crying keeps the Rattlesnake People up all night, so finally his parents give in. |
Entertain |
Folk Tales |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 258 |
2.1 |
510 |
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 |
26 |
Total # of Words |
680 |
# of Different Words |
240 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
8 |
Hi Freq occurs |
417 |
61.3% |
# of Hi freq words |
112 |
46.7% |
| % of Long Sentences |
5.1 |
Low Freq occurs |
11 |
1.6% |
# of Low freq words |
10 |
4.2% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Blend of written/oral |
| Inferences: Some implications |
| Concept: Fanciful |
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| Topics |
| Snakes |
| Growth/Growing |
| Teasing |
| Appearances |
| Age/Aging |
| Family |
| Noises |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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council |
curled |
elders |
fellow |
maiden |
prairie |
rattling |
warn |
warned |
whirled |
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