| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Geraldine is a goat, and Glenmae, a Navajo weaver. One day, Glenmae decides to weave Geraldine into a rug. First Geraldine is clipped. Then her wool is spun into fine, strong yarn. |
Entertain |
Narrative |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 427 |
2.5 |
620 |
Amazon
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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 |
31 |
Total # of Words |
904 |
# of Different Words |
352 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
12 |
Hi Freq occurs |
603 |
66.7% |
# of Hi freq words |
145 |
41.2% |
| % of Long Sentences |
12.5 |
Low Freq occurs |
41 |
4.5% |
# of Low freq words |
29 |
8.2% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Story/Poem |
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| Topics |
| Goats |
| Designs |
| *Arts & Crafts |
| Native Americans |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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burrs |
carding |
collected |
delicious |
duplicated |
dyeing |
fibers |
glee |
glenmae |
lather |
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loom |
mohair |
naked |
navajo |
nazbah |
potfuls |
scissors |
spindle |
straightened |
strand |
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strands |
suds |
thoroughly |
warrior |
weaver |
weavers |
weaving |
wrapping |
yucca |
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