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Harriet and the Roller Coaster

RDQ:	184	Max Word/Sent	22	Total Words	281		Diff Words	138
Lex	330	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	153	54.4%	Hi freq	63	45.7%
AR	1.8	Long Sentences	2	Low Freq occurs	3	1.1%	Low freq	1	0.7%

On the last day of school Harriet's whole 
class was going to the amusement park.
Everyone looked forward to the day.]]
"I'm going to ride on the big roller coaster"
George told Harriet. "It's so big you can't 
see the top.  I know. My big sister told me."]]
"It goes so fast that if you don't hold on you'll fall right out."]]
"I bet you're too scared to ride the roller
coaster. You'd probably start crying."]]
"I am not scared" said Harriet. "I'll ride on
your old roller coaster.  You just wait and see."]]
That night Harriet didn't sleep very well.]]
The next morning when it was time to get on
the bus for the amusement park she felt a 
little sick.
"See you on the roller coaster" said George.
"If you don't chicken out."]]
As soon as they got to the amusement park
George said "Come on Harriet.  Let's get
our tickets for the roller coaster.  Unless
you're too scared."]]
"I am not scared" said Harriet.]]
"Good" said George.  "Then hurry up."]]
"Oh boy" said George.]]
"I can't wait!"]]
"We're next]]
There's still time for you to chicken out."]]
"Here we go. Harriet you're going to be
soooo scared."]]
The roller coaster went up and up. Harriet
had never been so high.]]
"This is great" said George.]]
Then they were over top.]]
"Hey!" said Harriet.  "This isn't so bad."
"Ooof!" said George.]]
"I like it!" said Harriet.
"Help!" said George.]]
"Yippee!" yelled Harriet.
"Mommy!" yelled George.]]
"Is it over already?" said Harriet.]]
"I'm going again. That was fun!"
"I'd better sit down" said George.]]
So Harriet rode the roller coaster all day
long]]
while George sat quietly on a bench.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Dialog: Two speakers

Dialog: Broken dialogue

Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker

Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social

Features

Character traits

Character development

Topic

Teasing

Fears

Roller Coasters

Amusement Parks

*Entertainment & Fun

*Feelings, Behaviors

Low Frequency Words

amusement