Title - I Am Freedom's Child Author: Martin, Jr., Bill Publisher: MacMillan Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Expresses in verse the idea that an acceptance of all kinds of people and their differences is necessary to make freedom's dream come true. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 388 2.4 600 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 37 Total # of Words 111 # of Different Words 40 Ave Word/.Sent 22 Hi Freq occurs 61 55% # of Hi freq words 16 40% % of Long Sentences 80 Low Freq occurs 7 6.3% # of Low freq words 2 5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Difficult Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Symbolism Rhyming Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Freedom *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Relationships Low Frequency Words doubt freedom's