Title - Flowers for Algernon Author: Keyes, Daniel Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. Entertain Diary/Journal/Letters RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2838 6.5 1040 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 56 Total # of Words 3140 # of Different Words 674 Ave Word/.Sent 16 Hi Freq occurs 2182 69.5% # of Hi freq words 240 35.6% % of Long Sentences 32.3 Low Freq occurs 86 2.7% # of Low freq words 47 7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Chapters Headings Prior Knowledge: Familiarity Sequence of Events: Mostly chronological Mature Concepts: With some uncommon experiences Features Character traits Character development Complex Problem/Solution Complex plot First Person Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Experiments *Science Observation Overcoming Cause/Effect *Human Body & Health Low Frequency Words aint apperception cant cint customers derections dint donner drawer exited experamint fisical gonna gordon herd holded hollered hollers host im inkblot intelijence knowed laboratory mite motor operashun overwhelm prof psych psychology pupil reeding rite rote skratched spearamints sperimental superman temperary terns tho tremendus vation ware werse wite