| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Readers will read about Wing, who goes to Singapore, where his Uncle Lee takes him fishing on Bedok Jetty. It is Wing's first time fishing, and he is not sure he will enjoy himself. As his uncle encourages him to keep trying, Wing learns that fishing can be fun after all. |
Entertain |
Realistic Fiction |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 130 |
1.5 |
170 |
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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 |
11 |
Total # of Words |
258 |
# of Different Words |
81 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
6 |
Hi Freq occurs |
110 |
42.6% |
# of Hi freq words |
31 |
38.3% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
4 |
1.6% |
# of Low freq words |
2 |
2.5% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Dialog: Two speakers |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Simple language |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Blend of written/oral |
| Glossary |
| Bold/Italicized Words |
| Additional activities |
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| Topics |
| Travel/Traveling |
| Likes/Dislikes |
| Fish |
| *Feelings, Behaviors |
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