Title - Storms Author: Simon, Seymour Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Describes the atmospheric conditions which create thunderstorms, hailstorms, lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes and how violent weather affects the environment and people. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1846 4.8 880 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 35 Total # of Words 1995 # of Different Words 701 Ave Word/.Sent 14 Hi Freq occurs 1191 59.7% # of Hi freq words 224 32% % of Long Sentences 20.7 Low Freq occurs 178 8.9% # of Low freq words 113 16.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Simple graphics, not necessary to text Inferences: Some implications Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Formal Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Abstract/Complex Environmental Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Topics *Weather Storms Hurricanes Tornadoes Low Frequency Words aloft antenna anvil arouse atmosphere atomic averaging awe boundaries carries cellar charged chariot cleanse colliding combination communications complicated condenses condensing conditioning constantly cumulonimbus cumulus deadliest degrees deposited discharge disrupt downburst downbursts downdraft downdrafts droplets electrical electricity emergency equator expansion familiar forecasters fronts funnel furiously hailstones hailstorms height hoofprints hurricane hurricanes impact injured injuring instantly intense judge level lighter machinery materials micro midair millionths moisture myths narrows newly norsemen northern nowadays opposite outline outward particles passengers pellets photograph plunge pressure radar reasons remarkable satellite satellites section seedlings semicircular series shred squall surge swept temperatures thor threatens thunderhead thunderstorm thunderstorms topsoil tornado tornadoes tropical updraft upward vacuum violent visible voltage volts warnings whirl whirls windshear