Title - Sunburn Author: Prokopchak, Ann Publisher: Kaeden Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre The reader discovers where the sun can burn the body. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 33 0.6 70 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 13 Total # of Words 48 # of Different Words 16 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 31 64.6% # of Hi freq words 5 31.3% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 5 10.4% # of Low freq words 1 6.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: High support Opening or Closing text varies 1 pattern excl open/close 0 - 1 word changes in a pattern Vocabulary: Easy Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features First Person Present Tense Topics Sun *Human Body & Health Low Frequency Words sunburn