Title - Action Jackson Author: Greenberg, Jan Publisher: Roaring Books Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book imagines American artist Jackson Pollock at work during the creation of one of his paint-swirled and splattered canvasses, which would ultimately come to be known as Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist). Inform Biographies/Auto RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1660 4.5 850 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 28 Total # of Words 979 # of Different Words 445 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 546 55.8% # of Hi freq words 134 30.1% % of Long Sentences 12.1 Low Freq occurs 74 7.6% # of Low freq words 65 14.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Required Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Prior Knowledge: Familiarity Features Character traits Mood/tone Present Tense Topics Painting Innovation *Arts & Crafts Low Frequency Words aches caresses crawling curves disappearing dune ease easel edges enamel exhausted expresses gesture gulls gyp handprints happiness hardware improvise inspiration interlacing inventing knives landscapes lavender listens lush machinery marshes marshland melodies model motion muscle musicians ordinary original patches pauses pollock pouring prowls rhythm rosy rusted scent sliding smoothing spangles spartina spatula splatter splattered stalks straddling studio surrounded syrupy tangled teal texture underfoot visible watercolor weathered