Title - Perfect Pigs: An Introduction to Manners Author: Brown, Marc Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This is a simple introduction to good manners to use with family, friends, at school, during meals, with pets, on the phone, during games, at parties, and in public places. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 367 2.4 590 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 17 Total # of Words 429 # of Different Words 220 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 233 54.3% # of Hi freq words 73 33.2% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 14 3.3% # of Low freq words 14 6.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: High support Speech Bubbles Unconventional format Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Second Person Topics Actions Manners *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words borrow excused host hosts introduce invitations listener mouthful obey patiently property refreshments respect utensil