Title - Eva and the New Owl Author: Elliot, Rebecca Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A new owl named Hailey starts in Eva's class at school. Eva is always happy to meet new people, and she's excited to make a new friend! But the new owl befriends Lucy instead of her. So Eva gets jealous. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 840 3.3 710 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 33 Total # of Words 2799 # of Different Words 659 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 1916 68.5% # of Hi freq words 284 43.1% % of Long Sentences 3.3 Low Freq occurs 111 4% # of Low freq words 56 8.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Speech Bubbles Unconventional format Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Concept: Fanciful Table of Contents Chapters Features Character development Simple Plot Difficult names Topics Changes Friendship *Family & Friends New School Low Frequency Words advice article beakman cartoonist claussen designed designer designing diapers diary editor edmington eggmington embarrassed fashion featherbottom feathery fifi flapperrific fluffington guide hailey hailey's hootalulu humphrey impressed interviewed joining kiara kiera macy mcmeanerson merrier moping necklace neighbor owlando owlets owlsome photographer project published shoelaces sleepover sprained stargazing tastic theater thoughtful tour treetopolis tying wingderella writer zach zara