Title - Ratty Rats Author: Jensen, Ned Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will read about a group of rats that sneak onto a ship that is getting ready to sail. The rats run to the cargo bay and proceed to get settled for the journey. They eat the sailors' stored food, chew the ship's anchor rope, and eat through the ship's sails. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 289 2.2 540 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 18 Total # of Words 419 # of Different Words 171 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 220 52.5% # of Hi freq words 59 34.5% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 27 6.4% # of Low freq words 16 9.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Additional activities Features Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics Repair/Repairing Rats *Animals Sailing Low Frequency Words anchor anchorman cargo crescent evidence fully hoist lowered mended paddled peace ragged rough sailors shone spice voyage