Title - Because of Winn-Dixie Author: DiCamillo, Kate Publisher: Candlewick Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Because of Winn-Dixie, a big, ugly, happy dog, 10-year-old Opal learns ten things about her long-gone mother from her preacher father. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal makes new friends among the somewhat unusual residents of her new hometown. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1595 4.4 840 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 54 Total # of Words 3496 # of Different Words 718 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 2719 77.8% # of Hi freq words 339 47.2% % of Long Sentences 11.6 Low Freq occurs 115 3.3% # of Low freq words 71 9.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Chapters Features Character traits Complex character relationships Simple Plot Topics Dogs *Animals *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Pets Relationships Low Frequency Words aisle concerned congregation constellations cushions detweller's distracted dixie dixie's effect employees exception foldout foldup fortunate freckles grocery handsome hind hollered honest hoping humor immediately insulted intended judge knocking knots ladies liam limping macaroni manager manager's memorized microscope missionary muttering naomi nighttime nudge opal orphans ought ourselves patches pews prayers preach preacher's preaching produce recognize relieved section sermon sermons service situation skidded specifically stunk swear twitched tying watley's whiskey winn wrinkled yappie