Title - Mystery on the Docks Author: Hurd, Thacher Publisher: Trumpet Club Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Ralph, the opera-loving short order cook at the diner on Pier 46, helps to save his favorite singer from the clutches of Big Al and his tough rat kidnappers. Entertain Mystery RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 501 2.7 640 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 34 Total # of Words 682 # of Different Words 289 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 350 51.3% # of Hi freq words 86 29.8% % of Long Sentences 1.6 Low Freq occurs 49 7.2% # of Low freq words 33 11.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concept: Fanciful Features Character traits Topics Stealing Crime Rescue *Citizenship & Laws Low Frequency Words aboard accordion cigar concert customers eduardo engines figures flares foghorn gangplank gliding gobbled harbor headline kidnapped mast munched opera overboard pier plank ralph's ransom scampered siren slunk snarled snatch strolled suspiciously towed whirled