| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| A long time ago some smart guys wrote the Preamble to the Constitution. You have probably read it before, but do you know what it means? And did it ever make you laugh? Now it will! Perfect for inspiring discussion in classrooms and around kitchen tables, this fun-filled and cheerfully illustrated look at the Preamble provides an accessible introduction to America's founding ideals for citizens of all ages.
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Entertain |
Historical Fiction |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 939 |
3.5 |
730 |
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 |
61 |
Total # of Words |
796 |
# of Different Words |
328 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
18 |
Hi Freq occurs |
496 |
62.3% |
# of Hi freq words |
132 |
40.2% |
| % of Long Sentences |
46.5 |
Low Freq occurs |
62 |
7.8% |
# of Low freq words |
36 |
11% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Little support |
| Vocabulary: Many difficult words |
| Language: Colorful, figurative |
| Sentences: Many Long Complex |
| Text structure: Formal |
| Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social |
| Prior Knowledge: Familiarity |
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| Topics |
| *History |
| Government |
| American History |
| US Constitution |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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cartoonist |
constitution |
crackly |
domestic |
doodling |
expressed |
founding |
freedom |
freedoms |
general |
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government |
handwriting |
happiness |
honest |
hornswoggled |
instance |
insure |
introduction |
liberty |
obey |
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olden |
ordain |
ourselves |
political |
posterity |
presidents |
privileges |
promote |
recited |
ripsnortin |
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rooty |
secure |
surgeon |
tooty |
union |
welfare |
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