ing on his (related to the time when a person is a child) (related to the time when a person is a child), meets a dogfight while walking home from work in the Snake River Valley, Idaho. The sight of a Redbone dog being attacked causes/reminds causes/reminds him to get involved/help and save the dog. Afterward, he takes care of the hurt dog, and this meeting reminds people of/brings out reminds people of/brings out memories of his (the time when a person is a child) (the time when a person is a child) and his own red- bone coonhounds. The chapter sets the stage for the story by intro- ducing the theme of a deep connection between humans and dogs. It also hints at the (person telling the story (person telling the story)'s past experiences with his own dogs, which are central to the story. This chapter serves as a (first or introductory scene) to the main story, which is about the (person telling the story)'s (the time when a person is a child the time when a person is a child) in the Ozark Mountains and his fun trips fun trips with his loved dogs loved dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann. The emotional depth of the chapter predicts the emo- predicts the emo- tional and emotional emotional story that follows. Another text modifier, MagicSchool.ai , also changes text complexity by pasting the text into the original text box and choosing the reading level of the text needed for the students. (See Figure 3) Here is an example of Chapter 1 with the reading level changed to a 1st-grade level: In Chapter 1 of "Where the Red Fern Grows," a grown-up tells a story about when he was a kid. He sees a fight between two dogs while walking home from work in Idaho. One of the dogs is hurt, so he saves it. This reminds him of his own dogs when he was young. This chapter is the beginning of the story. It shows that people and dogs can have a special connec- tion. It also hints that the narrator had his own dogs before. The main story is about the narrator's childhood in the mountains and
the adventures he had with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann. This chapter is important because it shows that the story will be sad and meaningful. Additionally, ChatGPT allows changes to the text complexity of the Chapter. When asked to write Chapter 1 at a first-grade lev- el, this was the response: Chapter 1 of "Where the Red Fern Grows" for a first-grade level: Once upon a time, there was a man who found a hurt dog. The dog was scared and needed help. The man was kind and wanted to make the dog feel better, so he took the dog home and took care of it. The man remembered when he was a little boy. He had two special dogs that he loved very much. Their names were Old Dan and Little Ann. They were the best friends a boy could have. They went on many adventures together in the woods. The man smiled as he thought about his two dogs and the fun times they had. He knew he would tell us all about them. And that is how our story begins, with the man and his wonderful mem- ories of Old Dan and Little Ann. This scaffold may be the only change learners need. How- ever, if the learner needs more scaffolding, copy and paste the text into Textcompactor. Text leveling provides materials for in- struction with simplified vocabulary and sentences that are less complex than materials written on grade level. It is essential to ensure the content aligns with the original materials and meets the expectations of the grade level standards (Iowa Department of Education, 2019).
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