| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Readers will read about the signs of spring in different outdoor settings, such as the garden, pond, and mountains. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 190 |
1.9 |
370 |
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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 |
17 |
Total # of Words |
208 |
# of Different Words |
121 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
8 |
Hi Freq occurs |
90 |
43.3% |
# of Hi freq words |
31 |
25.6% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
3 |
1.4% |
# of Low freq words |
3 |
2.5% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Many descriptive words |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
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| Table of Contents |
| Glossary |
| Bold/Italicized Words |
| Headings |
| Additional activities |
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| Topics |
| *Weather |
| Spring |
| Seasons |
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