| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Readers will read about many kinds of animals that live in the ocean. Readers will be fascinated to learn what these animals look like, what they like to eat, and other interesting facts about dolphins, seals, sharks, and more! |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 262 |
2.1 |
520 |
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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 |
14 |
Total # of Words |
380 |
# of Different Words |
183 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
7 |
Hi Freq occurs |
196 |
51.6% |
# of Hi freq words |
49 |
26.8% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
17 |
4.5% |
# of Low freq words |
17 |
9.3% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
| Inferences: Some implications |
| Complexity: Several ideas - closely related |
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| Topics |
| *Animals |
| Animals: Ocean |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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community |
endangered |
hammerhead |
ivory |
krill |
leatherback |
leathery |
lobes |
mammal |
manta |
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nostrils |
pollution |
related |
sleek |
stingrays |
triangles |
walrus |
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