Title - Makusani's Lesson Author: Harryman, William Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre ReadingA-Z: Readers will read a Venezuelan folktale about a very curious young boy named Makusani who goes on an adventure in the forest. Makusani is a good boy, but his curiosity always seems to get him into trouble. Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 552 2.8 650 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 27 Total # of Words 1097 # of Different Words 368 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 754 68.7% # of Hi freq words 165 44.8% % of Long Sentences 1.8 Low Freq occurs 53 4.8% # of Low freq words 29 7.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concept: Fanciful Additional activities Features Character traits Character development Simple Plot Difficult names Topics Teasing Lost Helping *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words approached blowgun boa chasing constrictor curious current escaped grove hoping huenna huenna's inquired makusani makusani's nanudi nightfall otter relieved repeatedly restless riverbank slithered swiftly tinamou tropical uncoiled wandered weary