Title - Ironman Author: Crutcher, Chris Publisher: Greenwillow Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Bo has been at war with his father for as long as he can remember. The rage he feels gives him the energy as a triathlete to press his body to the limit, but it also translates into angry outbursts toward his teachers. Persuade Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 3540 7+ 1110 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 106 Total # of Words 3178 # of Different Words 1118 Ave Word/.Sent 12 Hi Freq occurs 2180 68.6% # of Hi freq words 405 36.2% % of Long Sentences 19.2 Low Freq occurs 337 10.6% # of Low freq words 270 24.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Unconventional format Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Chapters Prior Knowledge: Familiarity Sequence of Events: Chronological Mature Concepts: With some uncommon experiences Features Character traits Character development Complex Problem/Solution Complex plot Alternating voice Topics Attitudes Challenges Racing Self Control Anger *Movement & Sports *Feelings, Behaviors Relationships Low Frequency Words accorded according accountability aching adjusting adulthood advantage affirmative airways aka ambles antidepressants approximately apt asshole assigned assignment assume awaken beau beauregard bicycling blacktop boonies burrowing cannonballs cardinal caretaker carries cellulite challenges chrissakes chronograph circling circumstances coasted comp competitors concerned confrontation congratulations conquer consequence conservative consist constantly cowardly crucifixion crusade curse cyclists deceptive decibels deficit degradation democrats departure depositing deserves displaying distances doubling dude eastern education educator effective eighties enduring environmentally esteem exclusive extravaganza extreme fantasizes fingering finisher flexibility forefinger forgiven future gard gender gettin gifford globules gonna gospel grief grieving grimaces halving handlebars hauling healthy heights hell highly humble humiliation ignorance ignores immediately immense impulses incline increased indefinitely indicating infinite infinitesimal infinity insolence integrity interview intestine invitational ironman issue janitorial january journalism kindly knobby knowing language leadership league leisurely liar likely limits lionel literally lobbing lobby lounge lunatic major managing marathon massive material mature maximum mccoy memoirs memories mention methods mortals motioning motivator mounts multicolored musicians mysterious nakatani's neighborhood northern northwestern notices numerous oncoming oneself opinions opportune opportunity ought ouster outsmarted overreaction owe owed participants particular pedaled phrase physical pickaxed pigskin politically population pour pours prejudice premier preparation prior privilege privy prudent public publication pucker quitters racer racial racism rambling recorded refuses requests required reset resist responsible rhythm rough sanctity scabland scarier scientologists scribe season seasons senior sensitive serbousek series showers sideways slacks sobering sought southwest speculated speech spiritual spokane squinted staff steepened stroll stunning surgery surrounding suspended suspension suspensions swear teammates threaten torment trampoline transferred transfixed triathlon tutoring ultra undisputed unfortunate unfortunately union universal universe unofficial unrepentant unsavory variation vice vocally voyage whereabouts whiplash wincing wiry woodpecker workouts yukon