Title - Doctor De Soto Author: Steig, William Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Since he's a mouse, Doctor De Soto refuses to treat "dangerous" animals - that is, animals who have a taste for mice. But one day a fox shows up and begs for relief from the tooth that's killing him. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 734 3.2 690 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 32 Total # of Words 1079 # of Different Words 444 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 655 60.7% # of Hi freq words 172 38.7% % of Long Sentences 3.9 Low Freq occurs 55 5.1% # of Low freq words 54 12.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics Danger Fair play/Fairness Behaviors Choices *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words announced application bicuspid caressed cetera chortled dainty delicate dentine desoto despite dignity dreamland et extractor fastened flannel formula gauze hoisted honored lugging mentioned mercy misery molded morsel muttered ourselves outfoxed particle patient's patients permeate personal pitiful preparation proceeded promptly pure recently refused remarkable resist socket stunned timid toothaches treatment unique whimpered winch woozy yank yelped