Title - Captain Cat Author: Hoff, Syd Publisher: HarperTrophy Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A cat makes friends with a soldier and learns about military life when he joins the army. A patriotic feline, Captain Cat springs out of bed whenever the bugle sounds and he has more stripes than any of the soldiers. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 228 2.0 490 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 21 Total # of Words 362 # of Different Words 169 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 188 51.9% # of Hi freq words 65 38.5% % of Long Sentences 2 Low Freq occurs 15 4.1% # of Low freq words 10 5.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Some phrases/refrains repeated Dialog: Simple 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 Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics Cats Soldiers *Animals Friendship *Life Styles Low Frequency Words bugle corporal general inspection sergeant sleet soldier soldier's sprang whiskers