| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Reading A-Z: Maria's Family Celebration follows Maria and her brother, Luis, as they prepare to celebrate Mexican Independence Day with their family. They decorate the house, practice their dancing, and dress in their special party clothes.
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Entertain |
Realistic Fiction |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 235 |
2.0 |
490 |
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 |
15 |
Total # of Words |
320 |
# of Different Words |
136 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
6 |
Hi Freq occurs |
142 |
44.4% |
# of Hi freq words |
49 |
36% |
| % of Long Sentences |
1.9 |
Low Freq occurs |
11 |
3.4% |
# of Low freq words |
6 |
4.4% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Dialog: Two speakers |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Blend of written/oral |
| Inferences: Some implications |
| Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social |
| Additional activities |
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| Features |
| Simple Plot |
| Present Tense |
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| Topics |
| Preparation |
| Celebrations |
| Independence Day |
| *Holidays, Events, Cele |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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cousins |
independence |
mexican |
piñata |
scarf |
younger |
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