| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Readers will learn about Barack Obama, the forty-fourth president of the United States of America. Chronicling his life from birth until his historic election, the book educates readers on how Obama's life experiences shaped his decisions and career path. |
Entertain |
Biographies/Auto |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 560 |
2.8 |
650 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
18 |
Total # of Words |
820 |
# of Different Words |
314 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
10 |
Hi Freq occurs |
488 |
59.5% |
# of Hi freq words |
121 |
38.5% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
50 |
6.1% |
# of Low freq words |
29 |
9.2% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Little support |
| Simple graphics supplementary to text comprehension |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Formal |
| Captions |
| Maps/Key |
| Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social |
| Table of Contents |
| Glossary |
| Index |
| Headings |
| Additional activities |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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college |
community |
conclusion |
continents |
cultural |
democratic |
education |
government |
graduated |
hawaii |
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hopeful |
improve |
indonesia |
inspired |
introduction |
involve |
january |
lawyer |
marriage |
organization |
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outsider |
peaceful |
politics |
president |
respect |
senate |
slavery |
speech |
studied |
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