Title - More Spaghetti, I Say Author: Gelman, Rita Golden Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Minnie the monkey is too busy eating spaghetti -- all day, in all ways -- to play with Freddy. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 192 1.9 390 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 23 Total # of Words 341 # of Different Words 108 Ave Word/.Sent 4 Hi Freq occurs 209 61.3% # of Hi freq words 40 37% % of Long Sentences 1.4 Low Freq occurs 2 0.6% # of Low freq words 2 1.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Features Rhyming Unconventional punctuation Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Feelings/Emotions Cooking Likes/Dislikes Food *Home Arts & Food Pasta/Noodles Low Frequency Words marshmellow mustard