| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| As he sets out for the store, the boy's mother reminds him, "Six farm eggs, a cake for tea, a pound of pears, and don't forget the bacon." On his way, he repeats, "Six fat legs... a cape for me... a flight of stairs... and don't forget the bacon." |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 166 |
1.7 |
210 |
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 |
16 |
Total # of Words |
178 |
# of Different Words |
30 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
8 |
Hi Freq occurs |
71 |
39.9% |
# of Hi freq words |
7 |
23.3% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
0 |
0% |
# of Low freq words |
0 |
0% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Unconventional format |
| Several repetitions of phrases or refrains |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Some Long/Complex |
| Text structure: Story/Poem |
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| Features |
| Unconventional punctuation |
| Unusual use of vocabulary |
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| Topics |
| Shopping |
| Remembering |
| Lists |
| *Feelings, Behaviors |
| Responsibility |
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