Title - Old Black Fly Author: Aylesworth, Jim Publisher: Henry Holt Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book -- and won't rest until he's gone through them all. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 287 2.2 530 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 14 Total # of Words 331 # of Different Words 144 Ave Word/.Sent 4 Hi Freq occurs 145 43.8% # of Hi freq words 34 23.6% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 19 5.7% # of Low freq words 15 10.4% 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: Oral/Natural Concept: Fanciful Features Rhyming Topics *Animals Insects Low Frequency Words buzzin casserole frolicked gramma's grocery ivy lapped olive pestered sake salami snoozed swat underwear velvet