Title - Arthur's Computer Disaster Author: Brown, Marc Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Arthur wants to play "Deep, Dark Sea" on the computer every chance he gets. He's hooked! When his mother leaves for work and asks him not to touch the computer, Arthur can't resist the temptation. Disobedience leads to disaster when Arthur and his friend Buster both reach for the mouse... and the computer screen goes blank! Will Arthur be able to fix the computer before his mom gets home from work? Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 400 2.4 610 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 42 Total # of Words 887 # of Different Words 327 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 550 62% # of Hi freq words 141 43.1% % of Long Sentences 0.6 Low Freq occurs 22 2.5% # of Low freq words 20 6.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Topics Work Mothers Computers Accidents Honesty *Feelings, Behaviors Responsibility Low Frequency Words ammonia disappointed dollhouse fault haunted highness hourly keyboard manual ourselves oxygen royal science season squad sunken sweetie universe warned wrecked