Title - My Name is Maria Isabel Author: Ada, Alma Flor Publisher: Aladdin Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre For María Isabel Salazar López, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name. "We already have two Marías in this class," says her teacher. "Why don't we call you Mary instead?" Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1749 4.6 860 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 79 Total # of Words 2731 # of Different Words 730 Ave Word/.Sent 14 Hi Freq occurs 1945 71.2% # of Hi freq words 318 43.6% % of Long Sentences 23.4 Low Freq occurs 106 3.9% # of Low freq words 70 9.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Sequence of Events: Mostly chronological Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Character traits Clear cause/effect Simple Plot Flashback Topics Teacher/Teaching Attitudes Self Esteem Family Moving *Feelings, Behaviors Names School Low Frequency Words anisette aurea binders brewed camomile cherished cinnamon construction coral determined ease ebb fabric fernandez gazed gulped handwriting herrera hesitated impatience invitation ironed isabel isabel's jutting laughter laurie librarian lowered magazines mami manuel marta ninth occasions papi para patience pearl perez peyrellade pilgrims plaid praised puerto realize reassuring recognize rhythm ricardo sailors salazar sanchez schoolbooks schoolyard secretary section secure servirle shrill smushed solomon soothing sparkling spending streaked stressed surnames urged wandered