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The text is a fiction picture book called "The Greedy Triangle" by Marilyn Burns about a triangle who visits a shapeshifter to add more angles to his shape but gets greedy. The text is recommended for grades 2-3 and has a Lexile level of 230L-580L. It explores basic math concepts like shapes simply and supports understanding through clear organization and illustrations. Some challenges include content-specific vocabulary and inferring math knowledge from a story. Differentiation supports include recording the text reading, tracking words in a video, and inserting questions.

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Text Complexity Analysis2

The text is a fiction picture book called "The Greedy Triangle" by Marilyn Burns about a triangle who visits a shapeshifter to add more angles to his shape but gets greedy. The text is recommended for grades 2-3 and has a Lexile level of 230L-580L. It explores basic math concepts like shapes simply and supports understanding through clear organization and illustrations. Some challenges include content-specific vocabulary and inferring math knowledge from a story. Differentiation supports include recording the text reading, tracking words in a video, and inserting questions.

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Text Complexity Analysis

The Greedy Triangle


By Marilyn Burns
Text Type: Fiction/Picture Book
Text Description: Recommended Complex Band Level:

Bored and dissatisfied with his life, a triangle By the end of the year, read and comprehend
visits a local shapeshifter to add another angle literature, including stories and poetry, in the
to his shape. Poof! He becomes a quadrilateral. grades 23 text complexity band proficiently,
But then he gets greedy and keeps adding with scaffolding as needed at the high end of
angles until he's completely transformed. Kids the range.
will enjoy this boldly colorful introduction to
shapes and basic math concepts.

Quantitative Measure
Quantitative Measure of the Text: Range:
Grade Level L (Middle) of 2nd grade
Lexile 230L 580L

Qualitative Measures
Text Structure:
Organization of text is clear, chronological and easy to predict. The illustrations directly support
and assist in interpreting the text. This making the text structure slightly complex in my anchor
text.
Language Features:
Conventionality, I would say it is slightly complex because it is literal, straightforward and easy
to understand. The vocabulary in this text is very complex as the language is sometimes
unfamiliar, very subject specific and overly academic. Sentence structure is also very complex
because there are a lot of transition words and complex sentences.
Meaning/Purpose:
There is only one level of meaning or theme in this text that is obvious quite early in the text
making the meaning and purpose slightly complex.
Knowledge Demands:
This text explores a single theme, the experiences portrayed are every day and common to most
readers. This text has no reference to other texts or cultural elements making this section slightly
complex.

Considerations for Reader And Task


Possible Major Instructional Areasof Focus Below are factors to consider with respect to
(include 3-4 CCS Standards) for this Text: the reader and task:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 Potential Challenges this Text Poses:


Ask and answer such questions as who, what, Content specific words (Tier 3 Words)
where, when, why, and how to demonstrate (Trapezoid semi-circle, crescent, one
understanding of key details in a text. thousands)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7
Use information gained from the illustrations High expectations for reading ability. Level N
and words in a print or digital text to reading level.
demonstrate understanding of its characters,
setting, or plot. Gaining content knowledge from a story.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.G.A.1 Students will need to infer math content
Recognize and draw shapes having specified knowledge from a fictional story.
attributes, such as a given number of angles or
a given number of equal faces.1 Identify
triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons,
and cubes. Differentiation/Supports for Students:
Record myself reading the text and make it
available for students to be able to listen to the
story again through Google Classroom.

Video myself reading the text and track the


words

Insert questions while reading the text stop


and answer questions in journals or in Seesaw.

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