Title - I Hate My Bow Author: Wilhelm, Hans Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A furious and embarrassed dog hates the big frilly bow that his owners have put on the top of his head, and he wishes with all his heart that he could go play with his friends in the mud. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 60 1.0 100 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 16 Total # of Words 73 # of Different Words 36 Ave Word/.Sent 4 Hi Freq occurs 29 39.7% # of Hi freq words 10 27.8% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Moderate support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Easy Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Simple problem/solution Topics Appearances Likes/Dislikes *Animals *Feelings, Behaviors Pets Low Frequency Words