Title - The Buffalo Hunt Author: Bush, Bertha E. Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will read about a Native American boy named Wind-in-the-Treetops, who is going on his first buffalo hunt with the men of his tribe. This short narrative describes the preparation for and the events of the hunt, and what the hunt means for the family. Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 447 2.6 620 Amazon 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 25 Total # of Words 829 # of Different Words 314 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 505 60.9% # of Hi freq words 121 38.5% % of Long Sentences 1.2 Low Freq occurs 27 3.3% # of Low freq words 25 8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Additional activities Features Character traits Simple Plot Topics Searching/Hunting *Feelings, Behaviors Native Americans Responsibility Low Frequency Words cautiously dangerously envied grateful happier herd herds joyfully lodge meanwhile medicine prairie quiver racks sacred shaggy sprang stampede surrounded swiftest swiftness terrified treetops's yearly younger