| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| This story is told from the point of view of a fictitious character, Marissa, who witnesses the bravery Rosa Parks displayed when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. |
Entertain |
Historical Fiction |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 202 |
2.0 |
460 |
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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 |
16 |
Total # of Words |
281 |
# of Different Words |
132 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
8 |
Hi Freq occurs |
152 |
54.1% |
# of Hi freq words |
50 |
37.9% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
1 |
0.4% |
# of Low freq words |
1 |
0.8% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Simple graphics, not necessary to text |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Simple language |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
| Inferences: Some implications |
| Maps/Key |
| Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social |
| Table of Contents |
| Headings |
| Additional activities |
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| Topics |
| Changes |
| Courage |
| *Citizenship & Laws |
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