Title - Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington Author: Harness, Cheryl Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Tells of Abraham Lincoln's life as a lawyer in Springfield, Illinois, as a devoted husband and father, and as President of the United States during the Civil War. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 705 3.1 680 Amazon RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 39 Total # of Words 752 # of Different Words 376 Ave Word/.Sent 12 Hi Freq occurs 423 56.3% # of Hi freq words 120 31.9% % of Long Sentences 18.3 Low Freq occurs 85 11.3% # of Low freq words 72 19.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Simple graphics supplementary to text comprehension Inferences: Some implications Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Inserts/Side bars Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Topics *History War Government Freedom America/ns American History Presidents Low Frequency Words alton ambitions carriages conflicts constitution courthouses declaration elijah engrave entitled eternal fellow fortune gaily gangly gathering general government illinois independence introduced kentucky knifing lanky lawyer lawyering legged legislature lexington lifestyles lovejoy mexican miserably mississippi missouri murder neighbors northerners opinions partner politic political politics polk's practiced president property protections prove representative representatives romance saddlebags sangamon shared shoving slavery slicked spattered speeches spittoons springfield steamboats stovepipe tearing territories territory violence whigs whirled yankee younger