Title - I'm Always in Trouble Author: Cummings, Carol Publisher: Addison-Wesley Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A lesson in emotion and anger management. Children learn "If you can't use a cool, calm voice, to walk away is a better choice." Entertain Narrative RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 197 1.9 430 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 15 Total # of Words 408 # of Different Words 175 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 248 60.8% # of Hi freq words 76 43.4% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 5 1.2% # of Low freq words 5 2.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Character development Simple problem/solution Clear cause/effect First Person Rhyming Topics Self Control Fighting Behaviors Anger *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words decision detention fault throughout wimp