| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| The life of a monarch butterfly is explored. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 256 |
2.1 |
510 |
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 |
21 |
Total # of Words |
376 |
# of Different Words |
181 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
9 |
Hi Freq occurs |
192 |
51.1% |
# of Hi freq words |
56 |
30.9% |
| % of Long Sentences |
2.4 |
Low Freq occurs |
28 |
7.4% |
# of Low freq words |
17 |
9.4% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Simple graphics, not necessary to text |
| Vocabulary: Some difficult words |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Formal |
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| Topics |
| Butterflies |
| Caterpillars |
| Nature |
| *Animals |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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chrysalis |
crawling |
hatches |
hind |
jewel |
larva |
looser |
metamorphosis |
milkweed |
molt |
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monarch |
nectar |
pupa |
pupa's |
stages |
stiffen |
straighten |
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