Title - Hawk, I'm Your Brother Author: Baylor, Byrd Publisher: Scribner's Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Determined to learn to fly, Rudy adopts a hawk hoping that their kinship will bring him closer to his goal. Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1264 4.0 790 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 38 Total # of Words 1529 # of Different Words 430 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 1050 68.7% # of Hi freq words 191 44.4% % of Long Sentences 9.8 Low Freq occurs 20 1.3% # of Low freq words 18 4.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Character traits Integral Setting - Cultural/Regional Theme Topics Wishes Traditions Dreams Feelings/Emotions Flight/Flying Challenges Environment Actions Imagination *Feelings, Behaviors Birds Low Frequency Words circling content cruel een freedom heartbeat hoping ledge melons mountainside ought redtail reflected rough soars trickles whirlwind worthy yearns