Title - Chester's Way Author: Henkes, Kevin Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Chester and Wilson share the exact way of doing things -- cutting their sandwiches, tying their shoes, and more -- until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 533 2.8 640 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 28 Total # of Words 984 # of Different Words 313 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 582 59.1% # of Hi freq words 127 40.6% % of Long Sentences 5.4 Low Freq occurs 39 4% # of Low freq words 25 8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Some phrases/refrains repeated Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Character development Topics Inclusion Friendship Habits *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words conversations diagonally disguise disguised disguises duplicated halloween headfirst knotting miniature multi muscle neighborhood nifty personal pleasant practicing raked shakers shared shoelaces sunscreen swallowed victor watermelon wheelies