| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Readers will read about the distinguishing characteristics of seals, sea lions, and walruses. They will also read about the habitats, food sources, and threats to this appealing group of animals called pinnipeds. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 640 |
3.0 |
670 |
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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 |
20 |
Total # of Words |
923 |
# of Different Words |
357 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
9 |
Hi Freq occurs |
518 |
56.1% |
# of Hi freq words |
123 |
34.5% |
| % of Long Sentences |
1.1 |
Low Freq occurs |
46 |
5% |
# of Low freq words |
31 |
8.7% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Little support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Formal |
| Inferences: Some implications |
| Complexity: Several ideas - closely related |
| Captions |
| Inserts/Side bars |
| Maps/Key |
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| Table of Contents |
| Glossary |
| Bold/Italicized Words |
| Headings |
| Additional activities |
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| Topics |
| *Animals |
| Animals: Ocean |
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aquariums |
centimeters |
curious |
features |
footed |
fuel |
future |
graceful |
hind |
leopard |
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mammal |
manes |
marine |
markings |
migrate |
molt |
penguins |
pinniped |
pinnipeds |
pollution |
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predators |
ringed |
sensitive |
southern |
survive |
torpedo |
underwater |
walrus |
walruses |
waterproof |
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whiskers |
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