Title - Bananas Sometimes Author: Strauss, Elizabeth Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers use their imagination when reading this humorous story about a child who envisions everyday objects made from bananas. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 33 0.6 70 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 6 Total # of Words 41 # of Different Words 15 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 8 19.5% # of Hi freq words 2 13.3% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Moderate support Opening or Closing text varies 1 pattern excl open/close 0 - 1 word changes in a pattern Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Topics *Home Arts & Food Low Frequency Words