Title - Grandfather's Journey Author: Say, Allen Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America, which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries. Entertain Historical Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 615 3.0 660 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 27 Total # of Words 568 # of Different Words 233 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 349 61.4% # of Hi freq words 79 33.9% % of Long Sentences 2 Low Freq occurs 19 3.3% # of Low freq words 18 7.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support One line text Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Integral Setting - Historical Mood/tone Topics Travel/Traveling Traditions Boats Asia/Asians *History Remembering Family Foreign Country Ocean Grandparents Towns Low Frequency Words astonished european factories homeland longed longing marveled pacific riverboat sculptures seacoast sierra silvereyes steamship surrounded sweetheart towering warblers