Title - Raven and the Flood Author: Harryman, William Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers read about a great storm that covers the world in water. A wise sea captain builds a very large boat and gathers one male and one female of each animal. He loads the animals and his family onto the boat and sets sail. After the rains stop, he sends Raven and Dove to find land; each returns with proof of land and life beyond the boat. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 568 2.9 650 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 20 Total # of Words 901 # of Different Words 337 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 561 62.3% # of Hi freq words 131 38.9% % of Long Sentences 1.1 Low Freq occurs 40 4.4% # of Low freq words 29 8.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concept: Fanciful Additional activities Features Parody Topics Floods Helping *Fictional Ideas/Charac Birds Low Frequency Words alongside anchor caaaw cahaw charcoal collected curious deerskin drawn fertile harvest healer language multiplied olive outline parted plentiful raven respect reveal seventh survived swelled unable visible warmth wobbling wobbly