Title - Sir Small and the Dragonfly Author: O'Connor, Jane Publisher: Random House Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre When Lady Teena is abducted by a dragonfly, a tiny knight, riding his trusty ant, rescues the miniature maiden. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 190 1.9 370 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 16 Total # of Words 368 # of Different Words 154 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 201 54.6% # of Hi freq words 72 46.8% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 6 1.6% # of Low freq words 4 2.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concept: Fanciful Sequence of Events: Chronological Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics Castles Fantasy Good/Evil *Animals Knights Bugs Kings/Queens *Fictional Ideas/Charac Low Frequency Words butcher knight shield sword