Title - Jonathan Livingston Seagull Author: Bach, Richard Publisher: Avon Camelot Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Charming and powerful parable about an uncompromising and ambitious seagull who won't settle for being just one of the flock. This is a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules... Persuade Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2487 5.8 970 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 39 Total # of Words 1349 # of Different Words 485 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 866 64.2% # of Hi freq words 171 35.3% % of Long Sentences 21.1 Low Freq occurs 105 7.8% # of Low freq words 75 15.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Required Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Abstract/Difficult Prior Knowledge: Basic understanding. Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Complex plot Personification Metaphors Topics Time Flight/Flying Speed Overcoming Death Goals Birds Low Frequency Words ability albatross altitude altitudes anchovy angle beacon blurred challenge chasing chummed churning concentration content curve decision deliberately disgrace dishonor dismayed falcon's falter feebly grateful gull gulls happier heavier hollow instance instant landings level livingston lowered mattered midair moonlight nature obediently ordinary pacing painfully peaceful pelicans piers pointless practicing pullout ragged recovering resolutions ripples ruffled seagull seagulls seventy simplest sliding spending stable stall stalled stalling tremendous unashamed uncontrolled unkindly unstable upstroke vertical vowed wearily whisper wingspan