Title - Soap Soup Author: Kuskin, Karla Publisher: HarperCollins Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book is a collection of poems about discovering the world. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 467 2.6 630 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 39 Total # of Words 1088 # of Different Words 394 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 724 66.5% # of Hi freq words 149 37.8% % of Long Sentences 9 Low Freq occurs 18 1.7% # of Low freq words 16 4.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Unconventional format Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Features Rhyming Unconventional punctuation Topics Body Talking Feelings/Emotions Winter Food Friendship *Feelings, Behaviors Rhythm Low Frequency Words cough glee hunch knit knitting poem refuse rosy sidewalks stroll tabby utter vanilla woolly yawn yolk