Title - Harriet and the Roller Coaster Author: Carlson, Nancy Publisher: Trumpet Club Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Harriet accepts her friend George's challenge to ride the frightening roller coaster, and finds out that she is the brave one. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 184 1.8 330 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 22 Total # of Words 281 # of Different Words 138 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 153 54.4% # of Hi freq words 63 45.7% % of Long Sentences 2 Low Freq occurs 3 1.1% # of Low freq words 1 0.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Character development Topics Teasing Fears Roller Coasters Amusement Parks *Entertainment & Fun *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words amusement