Title - Arthur Breaks the Bank Author: Brown, Marc Publisher: Unknown Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Arthur is not very good at saving money. So when he begins mowing lawns and walking dogs for extra money, D.W. wants to know why. “It’s a secret,” he says and everyday he stuffs more money into his piggy bank. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 191 1.9 380 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 29 Total # of Words 361 # of Different Words 176 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 192 53.2% # of Hi freq words 69 39.2% % of Long Sentences 1.8 Low Freq occurs 6 1.7% # of Low freq words 6 3.4% Subjective Criteria Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Simple Plot Topics Work Secrets Money Saving Banks/Banking Low Frequency Words accessories bionic drawers mowing raking safekeeping