Title - Noisy Nora Author: Wells, Rosemary Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre It's tough being the middle mouse. No one's paying any attention to Nora, so she decides to do something her family can't ignore: make noise. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 206 2.0 470 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 26 Total # of Words 204 # of Different Words 103 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 91 44.6% # of Hi freq words 28 27.2% % of Long Sentences 6.5 Low Freq occurs 6 2.9% # of Low freq words 6 5.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Rhyming Topics Jealousy *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Noises Low Frequency Words burping cellar felled mercy monumental shrub