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Wemberly Worried

RDQ:	277	Max Word/Sent	28	Total Words	525		Diff Words	182
Lex	530	Ave Word/.Sent	7	Hi Freq occurs	304	57.9%	Hi freq	75	41.2%
AR	2.1	Long Sentences	2.8	Low Freq occurs	25	4.8%	Low freq	11	6%

Wemberly worried about everything. ]]
Big things, ]]
little things,
and things in between.]]
Wemberly worried in the morning.
She worried at night.
And she worried throughout the day.]]
""You worry too much,"" said her mother.
""When you worry, I worry,"" said her father.
""Worry, worry, worry,"" said her grandmother.
""Too much worry. ]]
At home, Wemberly worried 
about the tree in the front yard,]]
and the crack in the living room wall,
and the noise the radiators made.]]
At the playground, Wemberly worried about
the chains on the swings, 
and the bolts on the slide,
and the bars on the jungle gym.]]
And always, she worried about her doll, Petal.]]
""Don't worry,"" said her mother.
""Don't worry,"" said her father.
But Wemberly worried.
She worried and worried and worried.]]
When Wemberly was especially worried, she rubbed Petal's ears.
Wemberly worried that if she didn't stop worrying,
Petal would have no ears left at all.]]
On her birthday, Wemberly worried
that no one would come to her party.
""See,"" said her mother, ""there was nothing to worry about.""]]
But then Wemberly worried that there wouldn't be enough cake.]]
On Halloween, Wemberly worried
that there would be too many
butterflies in the neighborhood parade.
""See,"" said her father, ""there was nothing to worry about.""]]
But then Wemberly worried because she was the only one.]]
""You worry too much,"" said her mother.
""When you worry, I worry,"" said her father.
""Worry, worry, worry,"" said her grandmother.
""Too much worry.""]]
Soon, Wemberly had a new worry: school.
Wemberly worried about the start of school
more than anything she had ever worried about before.]]
By the time the first day arrived, Wemberly had a long list of worries.
What if no one else has spots?
What if no one else wears stripes?
What if no one else
brings a doll?
What if 
the teacher
is mean?
What if the room 
smells bad?]]
What if they
make fun
of my name?
What if I can't 
find the bathroom?
What if I hate 
the snack?
What if 
I have
to cry?]]
""Don't worry,"" said her mother.
""Don't worry,"" said her father.
But Wemberly worried.
She worried and worried and worried.]]
She
worried
all 
the
way
there.
While Wemberly's parents talked to the teacher, Mrs. Peachum,
Wemberly looked around the room.
Then Mrs. Peachum said, ""Wemberly, there is someone
I think you should meet.""]]
Her name was Jewel.
She was standing by herself.
She was wearing stripes.
She was holding a doll.]]
At first, Wemberly and Jewel just peeked at each other.
""This is Petal,"" said Wemberly.
""This is nibblet,"" said Jewel.]]
Petal waved.
Nibblet waved back.
""Hi,"" said Petal
""Hi,"" said Nibblet.
""I rub her ears,"" said Wemberly.
""I rub her nose,"" said Jewel.]]
Throughout the morning, Wemberly and Jewel 
sat side by side and played together whenever they could.
Petal and Nibblet sat side by side, too.]]
Wemberly worried. 
But no more than usual. 
And sometimes even less.
Before Wemberly knew it,
it was time to go home. ]]
""Come back tomorrow,"" called Mrs. Peachum,
as the students walked out the door.
Wemberly turned and smiled and waved.
""I will,"" she said. ""Don't worry.""]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Dialog: Two speakers

Dialog: Broken dialogue

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Story/Poem

Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social

Features

Topic

Feelings/Emotions

Fears

Friendship

*Feelings, Behaviors

*Schools & Education

Low Frequency Words

halloween	jewel	neighborhood	nibblet	peachum
petal's	radiators	throughout	wears	wemberly
wemberly's