| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of various animals that live in the desert. Includes a coyote, gecko, rattlesnake, mouse, scorpion, and tarantula. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 388 |
2.4 |
600 |
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 |
29 |
Total # of Words |
387 |
# of Different Words |
202 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
9 |
Hi Freq occurs |
228 |
58.9% |
# of Hi freq words |
75 |
37.1% |
| % of Long Sentences |
2.3 |
Low Freq occurs |
26 |
6.7% |
# of Low freq words |
21 |
10.4% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Many descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Formal |
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| Topics |
| Spiders |
| Deserts |
| Reptiles |
| *Animals |
| Mammals |
| *Geography |
| *Habitats/Environments |
| *Animal Life |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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coyote's |
coyotes |
diamondback |
gecko |
geckos |
keen |
mouthful |
movement |
peace |
poisonous |
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scorpion's |
scorpions |
scurries |
spines |
stinger |
stung |
tarantula's |
tarantulas |
vibrations |
warn |
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whiskers |
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