| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Reading A-Z: Making Rice is an informational text about rice and its importance in China. The book provides instructions on how to prepare and cook rice. Also included is a detailed, step-by-step recipe for chicken-fried rice that a whole group can enjoy. |
Entertain |
Procedural |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 504 |
2.7 |
640 |
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 |
23 |
Total # of Words |
890 |
# of Different Words |
324 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
9 |
Hi Freq occurs |
501 |
56.3% |
# of Hi freq words |
112 |
34.6% |
| % of Long Sentences |
1.1 |
Low Freq occurs |
42 |
4.7% |
# of Low freq words |
28 |
8.6% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
| Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social |
| Additional activities |
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| Topics |
| Recipes |
| Cultures |
| Food |
| How-To |
| *Home Arts & Food |
| China/Chinese |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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appreciation |
breast |
broccoli |
chi |
culture |
excellent |
ingredients |
insult |
knives |
mayo |
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measure |
measuring |
paddies |
product |
rinse |
sauce |
saucepan |
sayings |
scrambled |
sesame |
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source |
spatula |
tablespoons |
teaspoon |
thawed |
uncooked |
vinegar |
wok |
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