Title - Finding the Titanic Author: Ballard, Robert D. Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre The story of the legendary Titanic right up to its rediscovery is told for more advanced, independent young readers, by the man who discovered the great sunken ship. Entertain Adventure RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1317 4.1 800 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 34 Total # of Words 2617 # of Different Words 741 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 1809 69.1% # of Hi freq words 322 43.5% % of Long Sentences 1.7 Low Freq occurs 117 4.5% # of Low freq words 73 9.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Inferences: Some implications Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Formal Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Abstract/Complex Environmental Chapters Features Topics *Transportation Boats Danger Learning Saving Low Frequency Words afloat alongside anchors boarded bursts chandelier crewman crewmen drenched drowned elevator engines fancier fixtures fully grasp gravel harbor hoping hull jerkily jewelry junior languages lifeboats lounge lowered moments monument mudslide mysteries nightclothes numb objects passageways passengers peace peered planks plaque plaques plated portholes pouring railing rough rowed ruth's saucers seaman section sections seventy shipwreck shipwrecks shone southampton staircase stern steward submarine suitcases survived survivors titanic titanic's torches underwater unsinkable upright upward voyage wealthy wreckage