Title - Spiders Author: Gibbons, Gail Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, and different kinds of spiders Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 693 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 21 Total # of Words 995 # of Different Words 408 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 555 55.8% # of Hi freq words 136 33.3% % of Long Sentences 1 Low Freq occurs 61 6.1% # of Low freq words 49 12% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Simple graphics, not necessary to text Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Formal Captions Inserts/Side bars Diagrams Index Features Topics Spiders Nature *Animals Arachnids Low Frequency Words arachne arachne's arachnephobia arachnid arachnids athena carries deadliest disturbed dragline encloses excellent exoskeleton fastened funnel goddess hinged legend measure mimic molt molting nursery pints poisonous remedy rhyme roamed sac scurries sensory snatches specially spiderling spiderlings tangled tarantula tarantulas terrified thickness thread trapdoor triangle wandering wasps weavers weaves weaving widow