| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Out of all the holidays, Emily Elizabeth and Clifford like Halloween the most. They play games, trick-or-treat in the neighborhood, and tell ghost stories. Best of all, they can wear costumes! Clown, witch, knight, or ghost -- what will Clifford decide to dress up as this year? |
Entertain |
Fantasy |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 233 |
2.0 |
490 |
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 |
22 |
Total # of Words |
309 |
# of Different Words |
160 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
7 |
Hi Freq occurs |
168 |
54.4% |
# of Hi freq words |
68 |
42.5% |
| % of Long Sentences |
2.4 |
Low Freq occurs |
8 |
2.6% |
# of Low freq words |
4 |
2.5% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Story/Poem |
| Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social |
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| Topics |
| Dogs |
| *Animals |
| Costumes |
| Parties |
| *Entertainment & Fun |
| *Holidays, Events, Cele |
| Halloween |
| Pets |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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easter |
halloween |
knight |
suggest |
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