Title - Coyote and the Star Author: Harryman, William Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will read an adaptation of a Klamath Indian myth. Coyote falls in love with a star and tries many ways to get the star's attention. In the end, he gets her to notice him, but his foolish ways bring tragic results to the coyote. Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 603 3.0 660 Amazon RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 24 Total # of Words 1135 # of Different Words 389 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 732 64.5% # of Hi freq words 152 39.1% % of Long Sentences 2.9 Low Freq occurs 38 3.3% # of Low freq words 36 9.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Additional activities Features Integral Setting - Historical Topics Stars Trying to please Love *Fictional Ideas/Charac Low Frequency Words adventures bluest committed composed convinced coyote's coyotes current cushioned determined disease drowned elegant elevated exhausted frustrated gazed gopher heights hoping horizon hunger impact nighttime noticing particular patiently regret resilient respond response seventh thicket utter vowed younger