Title - Amelia Bedelia Author: Parish, Peggy Publisher: Harper & Row Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Amelia Bedelia, the housekeeper with a literal mind, merrily upsets the household when she "dresses" the chicken and "trims" the steak with ribbons and lace. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 390 2.4 600 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 17 Total # of Words 1056 # of Different Words 294 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 612 58% # of Hi freq words 127 43.2% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 15 1.4% # of Low freq words 9 3.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Features Character traits Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Work Attitudes Elaboration Cooking Differences Words Helping Lists Low Frequency Words aired measure measured meringue scissors snipped undust unlight unscrewed