Title - More Than Anything Else Author: Bradby, Marie Publisher: Orchard Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Wanting to learn how to read above all other ambitions, nine-year-old Booker T. Washington fears that his long days in the saltworks will prevent him from trying, until a final burst of determination makes his hopes possible. Entertain Speeches,Documents RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 633 3.0 670 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 35 Total # of Words 787 # of Different Words 326 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 533 67.7% # of Hi freq words 131 40.2% % of Long Sentences 10 Low Freq occurs 17 2.2% # of Low freq words 14 4.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Character traits Simple problem/solution First Person Dialect/Accents Metaphors Topics Determination Learning *Feelings, Behaviors Reading Low Frequency Words ache baptized doubt hunger irons lantern linger loggers refuses ridge rough saltworks shovel shoveling soles