Text Leveling System

Captain Cat

RDQ:	228	Max Word/Sent	21	Total Words	362		Diff Words	169
Lex	490	Ave Word/.Sent	7	Hi Freq occurs	188	51.9%	Hi freq	65	38.5%
AR	2.0	Long Sentences	2	Low Freq occurs	15	4.1%	Low freq	10	5.9%

Captain Cat joined the army.
He went in when nobody was looking.]]
The soldiers marched in a parade.
"Left right -]]
left right "]]
Captain Cat kept in step.]]
He knew one foot from the other.]]
"That cat has more stripes
than we have"
said a corporal to a sergeant.]]
"Meow" said Captain Cat.
Another sergeant looked at the cat.
"Yes sir!" he said and laughed.]]
From then on
everybody started saying
"Here Captain Cat"
when they wanted him
instead of
"Here kitty kitty."]]
But sometimes the soldiers
had no time for Captain Cat.]]
"I have to clean the bathrooms"
said one soldier.]]
"I have to sweep the grounds"
said another soldier.]]
One soldier named Pete
always found time for Captain Cat
even when he was on guard duty.
"You remind me of a cat back home"
he said and scratched Captain Cat
behind the ears.]]
Pete played with Captain Cat so much]]
he got into trouble.]]
The general made Pete
do kitchen duty.
Captain Cat kept him company.
Pete let Captain Cat play
with the potato peels.
"Are you my buddy?"
asked Pete.
"Me-ow" said Captain Cat.]]
The next morning
a bugle blew.
Oh how Pete hated to get up!]]
But Captain Cat
sprang right out of bed.]]
He had to check out the garbage]]
before it was taken away.]]
Then it was time for inspection.
Everybody lined up.]]
Captain Cat lined up too.]]
The general fixed a soldier's gun.]]
He fixed Pete's hat.]]
All he could fix for Captain Cat
were his whiskers.]]
"Forward march!" said the general.]]
The soldiers went one way.
Captain Cat went the other way.]]
He had to chase some birds.]]
The soldiers crawled
in the mud.]]
They hiked
through rain and sleet.]]
But not Captain Cat!
He was taking a nap
on Pete's bed.]]
Time for chow!
Pete and the other soldiers
rushed into the mess hall
to get plates of nice hot food.]]
Captain Cat wished
Pete would get him
a plate with a mouse.]]
"Are you my buddy?" asked Pete.
"Me-ow" said Captain Cat.]]
Lights out!
Everyone went to sleep
and dreamed of loved ones.]]
Captain Cat dreamed
of his loved one too.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Some phrases/refrains repeated

Dialog: Simple

Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Inferences: Some implications

Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social

Features

Simple problem/solution

Simple Plot

Topic

Cats

Soldiers

*Animals

Friendship

*Life Styles

Low Frequency Words

bugle	corporal	general	inspection	sergeant
sleet	soldier	soldier's	sprang	whiskers