Text Leveling System

Pet Show

RDQ:	263	Max Word/Sent	36	Total Words	426		Diff Words	205
Lex	520	Ave Word/.Sent	6	Hi Freq occurs	240	56.3%	Hi freq	89	43.4%
AR	2.1	Long Sentences	1.5	Low Freq occurs	16	3.8%	Low freq	12	5.9%

Everyone was talking about the pet show. 
The kids told each other about the pets they would bring. 
Matt said he would bring ants! 
"I'm gonna bring my mouse!" bragged Roberto. 
"What are you gonna bring Archie - the cat?" "Uh-huh" said Archie. 
The next day they all got ready for the pet show. 
"Where's the cat?" Archie called. "Anyone see the cat?" 
Archie and willie looked in the cat's favorite hangouts while Peter and Susie searched up and down the street. Archie's mother came to the window. " 
"Where can that cat be?" he asked her. 
"You know how independent he is Archie. You never know when to expect him." 
"But I expect him now! It's time for the pet show! Maybe he's inside somewhere." 
Archie ran into the building. After a while he came to the window. "I can't find him. I looked all over the place. You'd better start without me." 
"Gee we're sorry Archie" said Peter. 
"So long" said Susie. The got to the entrance. A lot of people were already there. 
Just then Roberto's mouse took off. Willie chased the mouse. Roberto chased Willie. Peter chased Roberto. Susie chased Peter - and the show started. 
"Line up with your pets please!" the judges called. They walked up and down looking carefully at every pet and asking "How old is your pet?" and "What's your pet's name?" 
Everyone got a prize for something. There was the noisiest parrot the handsomest frog the friendliest fishes the yellowest canary the busiest ants the brightest goldfish the longest dog the fastest mouse the softest puppy the slowest turtle - and many more! 
As the last prize was awarded someone shouted "Look - here comes Archie!" 
"Hello. You're just in time!" a judge said. 
"What's in the bag?" 
"My pet." 
"May I see it please?" At that moment the cat showed up.
The other judge called out "A blue ribbon to the nice lady for the cat with the longest whiskers!" 
Before anyone could say anything he pinned a blue ribbon on the old woman and came back to Archie. "What kind of a pet have you got in that jar?" "A germ!" answered Archie. "Mmmm-and what's your germ's name?" Archie thought for a moment. "Al" he said. The judges whispered to each other. "A blue ribbon for Al the quietest pet in the show!" the judges announced. They passed the old woman on the way home. "Thank you for the ribbon" she called. 
Archie smiled. "It looks good on you. See you around." 
"See you around" she said.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Simple language

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Concept: Fanciful

Features

Simple problem/solution

Topic

Sharing

Competition

Innovation

Cats

Chasing/Catching

*Animals

Imagination

Pets

Low Frequency Words

announced	busiest	friendliest	gonna	handsomest
hangouts	independent	judge	judges	noisiest
whiskers	yellowest