| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Katie is afraid of the bear that lives under the stairs in her house, until they exchange letters and she finally gets to meet him. |
Entertain |
Fantasy |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 232 |
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 |
25 |
Total # of Words |
627 |
# of Different Words |
219 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
11 |
Hi Freq occurs |
385 |
61.4% |
# of Hi freq words |
91 |
41.6% |
| % of Long Sentences |
7 |
Low Freq occurs |
6 |
1% |
# of Low freq words |
6 |
2.7% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Unconventional format |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
| Concept: Fanciful |
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| Topics |
| Shadows |
| Writing |
| Parties |
| Imagination |
| Mail |
| *Feelings, Behaviors |
| Bears |
| Parents |
| Relationships |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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advice |
bannisters |
concerned |
generous |
hoovering |
parcel |
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