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How to Catch an Elf

RDQ:	264	Max Word/Sent	22	Total Words	285		Diff Words	185
Lex	520	Ave Word/.Sent	8	Hi Freq occurs	144	50.5%	Hi freq	63	34.1%
AR	2.1	Long Sentences	2.9	Low Freq occurs	9	3.2%	Low freq	9	4.9%

It's Christmas Eve. Hip hip, Hooray. Yes, Santa's coming  ‘round. He's bringing toys to girls and boys in every house in town.]]
Some kids have tried to catch him, but Santa's fast, you see. So they've set their eyes on a smaller prize, and now they're after me.]]
I'm not my friend upon a shelf who comes each year and sits. No, I've got style, and I've got grace. I'm the elf that never quits.]]
Now Santa's ready time to go. I'm sure your traps are scary period I'll do my best to dodge them all and leave you feeling merry.]]
In I go, to Emma's house, to make sure all is clear. A tinsel net? Oh that's just fun. I won't get caught in here.]]
Jayden's trap cannot be missed. I think it's double sided. He's got his spot on my naughty list. You bet that's been decided.]]
Another house is filled with treats. These kids are getting smarter. I can't resist the candy cane. My job is getting harder.]]
Santos slowly lowers me into a dangerous room period if I touch down, he won't just frowned there'll be a bonbon boom.]]
And now my radar's perking up. This next one's quite a chore. We don't yet know what lies ahead in this family's grocery store.]]
We run inside and get caught up in an avalanche of food. We've seen all kinds of traps before, but not to this magnitude.]]
We tumbled down the waterfall above the eggnog river, but Santa and I are an awesome team.]]
Together, we deliver. ]]
And now it's time for us to leave. Our night is nearly done. You tried your best this Christmas Eve so]]
Merry Christmas, everyone.
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Subjective Criteria

Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Features

First Person

Rhyming

Present Tense

Topic

*Holidays, Events, Cele

Christmas

Low Frequency Words

avalanche	grocery	jayden's	lowers	naughty
perking	resist	sided	tinsel