Title - Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Author: Blume, Judy Publisher: Yearling Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem--his two-year-old little brother. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 624 3.0 660 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 30 Total # of Words 2411 # of Different Words 667 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 1782 73.9% # of Hi freq words 305 45.7% % of Long Sentences 2.1 Low Freq occurs 44 1.8% # of Low freq words 38 5.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Chapters Features Character development Simple problem/solution Topics Brothers *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words abed advantages advertising angle announced combination commercial commercials cough cushioned delicious elevator elevators fargo fargo's furry headache introduced measly medicine messes mirrors ought pastimes pause peppermint pineapples president racket reasons rinse separate silliest slurping spoonful twelfth warren windup