| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Readers will read a folktale-style story about a young boy and his search for answers. He wonders where the Sun comes from each morning and where it goes each night. A wise woman helps him find the answers to his questions. |
Entertain |
Legends |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 229 |
2.0 |
490 |
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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 |
21 |
Total # of Words |
572 |
# of Different Words |
214 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
9 |
Hi Freq occurs |
325 |
56.8% |
# of Hi freq words |
79 |
36.9% |
| % of Long Sentences |
1.6 |
Low Freq occurs |
15 |
2.6% |
# of Low freq words |
8 |
3.7% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Additional activities |
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| Topics |
| Sky |
| Sun |
| Superstition |
| Storytelling |
| Nature |
| Legends |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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curious |
emu |
ichiro |
mountaintop |
swiftly |
towering |
villagers |
warmth |
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