Text Leveling System

Henny Penny

RDQ:	273	Max Word/Sent	25	Total Words	584		Diff Words	110
Lex	520	Ave Word/.Sent	10	Hi Freq occurs	241	41.3%	Hi freq	39	35.5%
AR	2.1	Long Sentences	12.1	Low Freq occurs	2	0.3%	Low freq	2	1.8%

One day when Henny Penny was scratching among the leaves 
an acorn fell out of a tree and struck her on the head. "Goodness gracious me!" said Henny Penny. "The sky is falling! I must go and tell the King." So she went along and she went along and she went along until she met Cocky Locky. "Cock-a-doodle-doo! Where are you going Henny Penny?" said Cocky Locky. "Oh" said Henny Penny. "The sky is falling and I am going to tell the King." "May I go with you Henny Penny?" said Cocky Locky. "Yes indeed" said Henny Penny. So Henny Penny and Cocky Locky went off to tell the King that the sky was falling.  They went along and she went along and she went along until she met Ducky Lucky. "Quack quack quack! Where are you going Henny Penny and Cocky Locky?" said Ducky Lucky. "Oh we are going to tell the King that the sky is falling" said Henny Penny and Cocky Locky. "May I go with you?" asked Ducky Lucky. "Yes indeed" said Henny Penny and Cocky Locky. So Henny Penny Cocky Locky and Ducky Lucky went off to tell the King that the sky was falling. They went along and they went along and they went along until they met Goosey Loosey. "Honk honk honk! Where are you going Henny Penny Cocky Locky and Ducky Lucky?" asked Goosey Loosey. "Oh we are going t tell the King that the sky is falling" said Henny Penny Cocky Locky and Ducky Lucky. "May I go with you?" asked Goosey Loosey. "Yes indeed" said Henny Penny Cocky Locky and Ducky Lucky. So Henny Penny Cocky Lock Ducky Lucky and Goosey Loosey went off to tell the King that the sky was falling. They went along and they went along and they went along until they met Turkey Lurkey. "Gobble gobble gobble!" said Turkey Lurkey. "Where are you going Henny Penny Cocky Locky Ducky Lucky and Goosey Loosey?" "Oh we are going to tell the King that the sky is falling" said Henny Penny Cocky Locky Ducky Lucky and Goosey Loosey. "May I go with you?" asked Turkey Lurkey. "Yes indeed" said Henny Penny Cocky Locky Ducky Lucky and Goosey Loosey. So Henny Penny Cocky Locky Ducky Lucky Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey went off to tell the King that the sky was falling. They went along and they went along and they went along until they met Foxy Loxy. "Where are you going Henny Penny Cocky Locky Ducky Lucky Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey?" asked Foxy Loxy. "Oh we are going to tell the King that the sky is falling" said Henny Penny Cocky Locky Ducky Lucky Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey. "Ah ha!" said Foxy Loxy."But this isn't the way to the King Henny Penny Cocky Locky Ducky Lucky Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey. Come with me and I will show you a shortcut to the King's palace." "Oh good!" said Henny Penny Cocky Locky Ducky Lucky Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey. They went along and they went along and they went along until they reached Foxy Loxy's Cave. In they went after Foxy Loxy. From that day to this Turkey Lurkey Goosey Loosey Ducky Lucky Cocky Locky and Henny Penny have never been seen again. And the King has never been told the sky is falling. But...Foxy Loxy and Mrs. Foxy Loxy and their seven little foxes still remember the fine feast they had that day.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Opening and closing text varies

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Some Long/Complex

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Concept: Fanciful

Features

Topic

Sky

*Animals

Imagination

Kings/Queens

Low Frequency Words

gracious

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