Title - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Author: Viorst, Judith Publisher: Bradbury Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Alexander could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He went to sleep with gum in his mouth and woke up with gum in his hair. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 581 2.9 660 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 72 Total # of Words 743 # of Different Words 291 Ave Word/.Sent 14 Hi Freq occurs 480 64.6% # of Hi freq words 117 40.2% % of Long Sentences 19.6 Low Freq occurs 19 2.6% # of Low freq words 19 6.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Oral/Natural Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Topics Shopping Feelings/Emotions Dentists Family *Feelings, Behaviors Relationships School Low Frequency Words agent almonds cavity decker dickens elevator gibson hershey invisible junior lima limas moyo sailboat scrunched shoestore smushed sweater undercover