Text Leveling System

Shoo, Fly Guy

RDQ:	163	Max Word/Sent	39	Total Words	298		Diff Words	103
Lex	200	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	134	45%	Hi freq	38	36.9%
AR	1.7	Long Sentences	1.8	Low Freq occurs	7	2.3%	Low freq	3	2.9%

Chapter 1.
A boy had a pet fly. The boy called his pet Fly Guy. Fly Guy could say the boy's name Buzz.]]
Buzz played with Fly Guy. Buzz made him a glass house.]]
Best of all, Buzz fed him.]]
Fly Guy's favorite food was brown, oozy, lumpy, and smelly.]]
One day Fly Guy went flying by himself.]]
When he came home, Buzz was gone.
Dear Fly Guy,
Where are you? We are going on a picnic. We will be back soon. Love, Buzz.]]
Fly Guy was hungry. So off he flew.]]
Chapter 2.
Fly Guy flew until he saw something to eat.]]
It wasn't oozy, lumpy, or smelly. But is was brown. Close enough!]]
A boy shouted, "That is my hamburger!"]]
"Shoo, fly!"]]
Fly Guy flew on until he saw something else.]]
It wasn't brown, lumpy, or smelly. But it was oozy. Close enough!]]
A girl yelled, "That is my pizza!"]]
"Shoo, fly!"]]
Fly Guy flew on until he saw something else.]]
It wasn't brown, oozy, or smelly. But it was lumpy. Close enough!]]
A Dog growled, "Those are my bones."]]
"Shoo, fly!"]]
Fly Guy flew on until he saw something else.]]
It wasn't brown, oozy, or lumpy. But it was smelly. Close enough!]]
A bird squawked. "That is my roadkill."]]
"Shoo, fly!"]]
Chapter 3.
Fly Guy was very hungry. And he was very tired. He looked around. Fly Guy was lost. He flew on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on until ]]
Fly Guy saw something. Could it be? Yes!]]
It was brown, oozy, lumpy, and smelly.]]
"You found our picnic!" cried Buzz. "And here is your favorite Shoo Fly Pie!" Fly Guy was very happy.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Some phrases/refrains repeated

Dialog: Simple

Vocabulary: Easy

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Chapters

Features

Topic

Likes/Dislikes

Food

Insects

Low Frequency Words

guy's

oozy

roadkill