Text Leveling System

Good-Night, Owl!

RDQ:	163	Max Word/Sent	12	Total Words	193		Diff Words	52
Lex	200	Ave Word/.Sent	7	Hi Freq occurs	55	28.5%	Hi freq	6	11.5%
AR	1.7	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	13	6.7%	Low freq	6	11.5%

Owl tried to sleep.]]
The bees buzzed
buzz buzz
and Owl tried to sleep.]]
The squirrel cracked nuts
crunch crunch
and Owl tried to sleep.]]
The crows croaked
caw caw
and Owl tried to sleep.]]
The woodpecker pecked
rat-a-tat!  rat-a-tat!
and owl tried to sleep.]]
The starlings chittered
twit-twit twit-twit
and Owl tried to sleep.]]
The jays screamed
ark ark
and Owl tried to sleep.]]
The cuckoo called
cuckoo cuckoo
and Owl tried to sleep.]]
The robin peeped
pip pip
and Owl tried to sleep.]]
The sparrow chirped
cheep cheep
and Owl tried to sleep.]]
The doves cooed
croo croo
and Owl tried to sleep.]]
The bees buzzed buzz buzz.
The squirrel cracked nuts
crunch crunch.
The crows croaked caw caw.
The woodpecker pecked 
rat-a-tat! rat-a-tat!
The starlings chittered
twit-twit twit-twit.
The jays screamed ark ark.
The cuckoo called
cuckoo cuckoo.
The robin peeped pip pip.
The sparrows chirped
cheep cheep.
The doves cooed croo croo
and Owl couldn't sleep.]]
The darkness fell
and the moon came up.
And there wasn't a sound.]]
Owl screeched
screech screech
and woke everyone up.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

1 pattern excl open/close

Patterned but many changes

Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Features

Simple problem/solution

Twist ending

Onomatopoeia

Topic

Sound/Sounds

*Animals

Bugs

Birds

Low Frequency Words

cuckoo	screech	sparrow	sparrows	starlings
woodpecker