Title - The Black Stallion Author: Farley, Walter Publisher: Random House Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre The sole survivors of a devastating shipwreck, Alec Ramsay and the Black Stallion must learn to rely on each other to survive. Entertain Adventure RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1799 4.7 870 Amazon 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 37 Total # of Words 2406 # of Different Words 777 Ave Word/.Sent 13 Hi Freq occurs 1693 70.4% # of Hi freq words 311 40% % of Long Sentences 19.8 Low Freq occurs 193 8% # of Low freq words 146 18.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Features Character traits Character development Integral Setting Simple Plot Topics Racing Overcoming Accidents *Animals Family Ocean Horses Ships Islands Relationships Low Frequency Words aboard accent accommodation accustomed afloat algiers angrily approached arabian arabic arched awakened barren black's broadside bureau careening cargo clambered cloudless consciousness conversing corridor crawling curled customary decidedly departed descended desperately diminished disappearing drawn eerie elated endurance engines european expressed fellows finisterre forelegs frantically freckled fury gangplank gazed genuinely gibraltar glistening halter heavily hesitantly hind hindquarters homeward hurriedly hysterical illuminated imprisoned inert inscription jute laden lather lifeboats lovingly lowered lurched m'boy madly majestic makeshift managing mediterranean mercilessly milling missionary's monotonously motioning mysterious nostrils passageway passengers pearl peered perfection physical piercing plank plunged pocketknife pockets portugal pricked pure quivering ramsay redder regained reinforcements resounded rough ruthless sailor satisfied savage savagely scarf scent shrill shrugged sideways skinned slender splendid staggering stall stallion stallion's startled stern stunned subside suddenness suez surveyed swept tangled tersely thereafter transporting tripoli tunis turban unbroken untamable void wallet watson when'd whistled wildest windswept withdrew wrinkled zigzagging