Text Leveling System

The Water Hole

RDQ:	305	Max Word/Sent	27	Total Words	256		Diff Words	154
Lex	550	Ave Word/.Sent	6	Hi Freq occurs	121	47.3%	Hi freq	45	29.2%
AR	2.2	Long Sentences	5	Low Freq occurs	27	10.5%	Low freq	25	16.2%

Down to the secret water hole the animals all come. As seasons bring forth drought and flood, they gather there as one. United in their common need, their numbers swell to ten But hidden deep among the trees lie ten times that again!]]
One Rhino drinking at the water hole. "Snort, Splosh!" delicious!]]
Two tigers lapping at the water hole. "Grrrr" Goodness gracious, how very delectable!]]
Three Toucans squawking around the water hole. Ark, ark ark! It's party time, fellas! Drink up! But something was happening.]]
Four Snow leopards gazing at the water hole. We must be careful, brothers.
The pool was getting smaller.]]
Five moose wallowing in the water hole. Hey, get your hoof out of my ear! and smaller.]]
Six Catfish floundering in the water hole. Blub, blub, blub. and smaller.]]
Seven pandas sipping at the water hole. After you. No no I insist.]]
Eight ladybugs meeting by the water hole. So in conclusion, ladies and gentlebugs, I propose we establish a sub committee to report on the water level crisis before the end of the fiscal year. All in favor say bzui.]]
Nine tortoises lumbering around the water hole. Okay, which of you wise guys hid all the water?]]
Ten kangaroos looking at the water hole. There was nothing to say. The water was gone.]]
And all the animals went away.]]
Then a shadow fell across the sun. Clouds began to gather. A single drop of rain fell.]]
It rained and rained and rained and rained.]]
And all the animals came back! Yippee!]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Author's purpose: Obvious

Features

Integral Setting

Unusual use of vocabulary

Topic

Water

*Weather

Environment

*Animals

Low Frequency Words

blub	bzui	committee	conclusion	crisis
delectable	delicious	drought	fellas	fiscal
floundering	gazing	gentlebugs	gracious	ladies
lapping	leopards	level	lumbering	propose
seasons	sipping	squawking	tortoises	toucans