Title - Thanksgiving is ... Author: Borden, Louise Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A description of how the first Thanksgiving came to be celebrated by the Pilgrims, with a brief mention of some of the traditions that are connected to the holiday today. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 265 2.1 520 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 24 Total # of Words 353 # of Different Words 155 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 169 47.9% # of Hi freq words 38 24.5% % of Long Sentences 8.5 Low Freq occurs 25 7.1% # of Low freq words 14 9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Unconventional format Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Difficult Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Unconventional punctuation Topics Thanksgiving *History Pilgrims *Holidays, Events, Cele Low Frequency Words bushels casks fowl glint harvest mayflower muskets pilgrim pilgrims samoset squanto squash thatch worship