| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| "While Granny is a-rockin' and a-knittin' and Ma's a-cookin' and Pa's a-fixin', that old possum in his top hat and vest just keeps on knocking." |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 348 |
2.3 |
570 |
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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 |
55 |
Total # of Words |
494 |
# of Different Words |
127 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
10 |
Hi Freq occurs |
261 |
52.8% |
# of Hi freq words |
37 |
29.1% |
| % of Long Sentences |
10.2 |
Low Freq occurs |
78 |
15.8% |
# of Low freq words |
44 |
34.6% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Story/Poem |
| Concept: Fanciful |
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| Topics |
| Actions |
| *Animals |
| *Movement & Sports |
| *Family & Friends |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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bangin |
chucklin |
cookin |
crawlin |
cussin |
danglin' |
dawg |
doin |
fishin |
fixin |
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fixin' |
fussin |
growlin |
hissin |
hollerin |
howlin |
knittin |
knockin |
leapin |
li'l |
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lickin' |
lookin |
makin |
nothin |
oughter |
pawin |
possum |
poundin |
rockin |
runnin |
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scootin |
scramblin |
scratchin |
sittin |
sniffin |
spittin |
taters |
tossin |
twinklin |
twiny |
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twitchin |
untanglin |
whittlin |
y'all |
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