Title - Seeds Grow! Author: Medearis, Angela Shelf Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre We plant some seeds in the ground. We sprinkle water all around... Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 102 1.3 140 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 9 Total # of Words 71 # of Different Words 52 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 26 36.6% # of Hi freq words 12 23.1% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 3 4.2% # of Low freq words 3 5.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Clear cause/effect Topics Seeds Sun Water Changes *Plants Growth/Growing Flowers Soil/Dirt Light Low Frequency Words showers sprout sunflowers