Title - Smoky Night Author: Bunting, Eve Publisher: Harcourt Brace Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book presents a child's eye view of urban violence in a riot-torn city. Some of the images and language may be disturbing to very young readers. Entertain Historical Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 704 3.1 680 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 24 Total # of Words 1267 # of Different Words 472 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 813 64.2% # of Hi freq words 195 41.3% % of Long Sentences 0.5 Low Freq occurs 25 2% # of Low freq words 21 4.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Features Integral Setting First Person Present Tense Topics Mothers Bullies Fears Riots *Community Fire *Citizenship & Laws Neighbors Pets Relationships Low Frequency Words appliances cough engines fashion gena glances hooligans hoses loco loco's mayo pounce railing rioting smoky squawking staggering streetlights whisper whispers yowling