Title - Aladdin Author: Unknown Publisher: Disney Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A Disney story of Aladdin. Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 969 3.6 730 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 27 Total # of Words 1352 # of Different Words 493 Ave Word/.Sent 12 Hi Freq occurs 749 55.4% # of Hi freq words 163 33.1% % of Long Sentences 11.1 Low Freq occurs 137 10.1% # of Low freq words 89 18.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Features Simple Plot Retelling of story/fable/legend Difficult names Topics Magic Tricks Princes/Princesses Choices *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words ababwa accepts achmed afar agrabah agrabah's announces anxiously arabian cavern colorfully conjures consults deems descend desperation determined diamond disguise disguised dune dungeon emerges eventually excitedly exclaims fortunate gazeem genie granting grants horror hourglass hypnotizes iago intervenes introduced jafar jafar's jewels journeyed laundry luckily majesty manages marketplace meanwhile medallion mysterious mystic notices obediently objects pillar precious prisoner realizes replies require resist revealing rooftop ruby scarab shopkeeper sorcerer staff staircase stall suitor sultan sultan's summon swallowing swords thieves tornado towards transforming transports turban valuable vizier whomever wildest wonders worthy woven wrist