Title - How Zebras got their Stripes Author: Jensen, Ned Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will read a Ugandan folk tale about two donkeys who are tired of working and want an easier life. They meet a wise man who turns the donkeys into zebras by painting them. The idea catches on, but some of the donkeys run out of patience and pay the price. Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 238 2.0 500 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 20 Total # of Words 432 # of Different Words 166 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 256 59.3% # of Hi freq words 74 44.6% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 6 1.4% # of Low freq words 6 3.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Additional activities Features Simple problem/solution Clear cause/effect Topics Changes Work Appearances Donkeys *Animals Patience Legends Low Frequency Words appreciated impatience impatient patient pleaded unpainted