Title - Out of my Mind Author: Draper, Sharon Publisher: Atheneum Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her. But Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy. Somehow, she discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1545 4.4 830 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 43 Total # of Words 3312 # of Different Words 1029 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 2543 76.8% # of Hi freq words 430 41.8% % of Long Sentences 13.7 Low Freq occurs 186 5.6% # of Low freq words 166 16.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Several Implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Character development Mood/tone First Person Words presented in isolation Metaphors Topics Inclusion Challenges Bullies Determination Behaviors *Communication *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors School Low Frequency Words absorb absorbed adjust agenda amen assuming babbled blanketed calmed camcorder cardinal carriers cathedral choir citrus clicker commercials complicated contentment conversation crisis cured curiosity cushions delete delicate detergent dialogue digestive diseases dumpty earrings edges elvira engulfs explosions expressions figuring flailing forcefully freaking frustrating furnace geniuses giddy grocery guitar gulped hallelujah harmonies heartbeat heigh humpty hyped icing infomercial instant iridescent irritated jumbled kinda kingdoms knives knobs lash lavender lemonade limits liquid lotion lullabies manages massaging mayonnaise meanings medical memories mississippi mornin mouthwash mow muenster musical naturally neapolitan oatmeal occasionally outdated partial passages pbs peppermints permanent photographic phrases poetry poisoning pomegranate poppa prescription process propped realize realty recall recognize refrigerator rescued rhythms ridge ridiculously rinsed rustled salespeople screech scrunched section sedative seizures selections separate sequence sesame shriek singin specials spooning squinted stinkiest strands strumming stubble substance sunbeam superstores surrounded swears sweetie swirled symphonies tangy terrifying threads toll toned tornado twitched unable unexpectedly verbalized vocabulary vocalized volcanoes volume warmth weapons websites whisper whump wobbles woody woven wrapping wrestling yakking yanked