Title - The Chase
Author: Ryan, Cheryl
Publisher: Reading A-Z

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Readers will enjoy reading a familiar plot in this exciting adventure of dog versus cat, as they chase through a field, through mud, over a wall, through water, and more. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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179 1.8 290 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 10 Total # of Words 224 # of Different Words 107
Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 120 53.6% # of Hi freq words 43 40.2%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 8 3.6% # of Low freq words 8 7.5%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues
Language: Few descriptive words
Sentences: Multiple phrases
Text structure: Story/Poem
Features
Rhyming
Topics
Positional Words
Dogs
Cats
Chasing/Catching
*Animals
Low Frequency Words
crud escaped fellow hoping leapt meadow otter spat