Title - The Tomten and the Fox
Author: Lindgren, Astrid
Publisher: PaperStar

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Reynard the fox is prowling near the henhouse. He's hungry, but Tomten, the kindly old troll who guards the henhouse at night, shares his porridge with the fox and the hens are safe--for another night. Entertain Fables
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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278 2.1 530
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 29 Total # of Words 459 # of Different Words 184
Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 279 60.8% # of Hi freq words 81 44%
% of Long Sentences 1.9 Low Freq occurs 4 0.9% # of Low freq words 3 1.6%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Some phrases/refrains repeated
Dialog: Simple
Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues
Language: Many descriptive words
Sentences: Multiple phrases
Text structure: Story/Poem
Inferences: Some implications
Complexity: Several ideas - closely related
Concept: Fanciful
Sequence of Events: Chronological
Features
Character traits
Integral Setting
Simple problem/solution
Simple Plot
Personification
Topics
Foxes
*Animals
Predators/Prey
*Fictional Ideas/Charac
*Animal Life
Low Frequency Words
cowshed perch satisfied