Title - Shake dem Halloween Bones Author: Nikola-Lisa, W. Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This is a rhythmic tale about different fairy tale characters who attend a hip-hop Halloween ball. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 351 2.3 580 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 28 Total # of Words 524 # of Different Words 167 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 207 39.5% # of Hi freq words 55 32.9% % of Long Sentences 5.7 Low Freq occurs 36 6.9% # of Low freq words 23 13.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Features Topics Dance/Dancing Costumes Parties *Entertainment & Fun *Fictional Ideas/Charac *Holidays, Events, Cele *Music Halloween Low Frequency Words crouch dancin fore goblins halloween lanterns li'l peer punzel puss rapunzel rella ridin rockin rooftops rumpelstiltskin scoo shakin spinnin stiltskin stompin stoops twirlin