Title - Red Fox Running Author: Bunting, Eve Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Red Fox runs on and on through the snow in search of food for his family. Then he makes the long trek back to his den where his mate and cubs are waiting. Entertain Poetry RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 538 2.8 640 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 36 Total # of Words 295 # of Different Words 174 Ave Word/.Sent 18 Hi Freq occurs 128 43.4% # of Hi freq words 46 26.4% % of Long Sentences 31.3 Low Freq occurs 26 8.8% # of Low freq words 23 13.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Difficult Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Features Integral Setting Figurative Language Rhyming Topics Winter Foxes Food Chain Snow Nature *Animals Animals: Forest *Habitats/Environments Low Frequency Words blur curled echo edges famished furry hollow hunger joyous loon's recognize rodent rustle scent scrabble slinking streaking swans wary weary whooper wildcat woodpecker