Title - Lost in Space Author: Goldsman, Akiva - Gina Shaw Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Ten-year-old Will Robinson and his family leave Earth to be colonists on the planet Alpha Prime, only to become lost in space. Based on the 1998 movie, based on the popular 1960's TV series. Entertain Science Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1015 3.6 740 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 21 Total # of Words 2500 # of Different Words 623 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 1635 65.4% # of Hi freq words 271 43.5% % of Long Sentences 0.3 Low Freq occurs 100 4% # of Low freq words 58 9.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concept: Fanciful Features Character traits Integral Setting - Futuristic Topics Shapes *Space Time Monsters Fighting Low Frequency Words accepted alien alpha amazement appreciate boarded companion constantly decision echoed excitedly familiar frightening future galaxy glared hacker helplessly horror hull hurled hyperdrive hypergate hyperspace ignoring imagination instantly interrupted jagged knocking location major material materials maureen meanwhile mission model nightmare prime process rebuilt recognize refused robinson scarred science sections situation spiderlike strangely swarmed tearing unable unfolded whisked wrecked wrist