Title - Shark Attack Author: Dubowski, Cathy East Publisher: Addison-Wesley Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Savage killers or endangered victims? This books tells readers the truth about the most feared creatures in the sea. Entertain Adventure RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 780 3.2 700 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 38 Total # of Words 1057 # of Different Words 428 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 634 60% # of Hi freq words 155 36.2% % of Long Sentences 10.8 Low Freq occurs 51 4.8% # of Low freq words 49 11.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Simple graphics supplementary to text comprehension Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Features Topics Undersea Life Ecology Nature Endangerment Sharks *Animals Animals: Endangered *Animal Life Low Frequency Words annual bloodthirsty championship competing competitors creature's designed elevator frantic frightening gash hawaii headlines identity ignore impact incredibly invader lifelong likely luckily lungs medical mistaken morwong movements munched mysterious occur photograph prove public punctured rammed razor resulted seriously spearfishing stitches surf surfboard surfer surfers surgery swallowed terrified territory threatened transportation unknowingly