Title - Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather Author: Koscielniak, Bruce Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Geoffrey Groundhog has become a local celebrity for successfully predicting how long winter will last. Everyone awaits his prediction each February 2, when he emerges from his burrow to look for his shadow. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 653 3.0 670 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 41 Total # of Words 805 # of Different Words 351 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 421 52.3% # of Hi freq words 130 37% % of Long Sentences 14.5 Low Freq occurs 57 7.1% # of Low freq words 39 11.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Unconventional format Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Features Unconventional punctuation Topics *Weather Traditions Preparation Habitat Low Frequency Words approximately brite burrow caution doubt exclusive forcast gazette geoffrey groundhoggiest handsome honest interview january jogging major merton mooseflats mothballs muddled muttered official overslept prediction season shovel skis sonny spectacular springwear sprung staff surfboard surfing thawed tiring trolley truly weatherwise