Title - The Chalk Box Kid Author: Bulla, Clyde Robert Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Things are not looking great for Gregory. He is not happy about moving to a new neighborhood and going to a new school. Then Gregory discovers an abandoned chalk factory behind his house. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 537 2.8 640 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 20 Total # of Words 2133 # of Different Words 467 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 1691 79.3% # of Hi freq words 245 52.5% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 37 1.7% # of Low freq words 19 4.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue 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 Features Simple Plot Topics Painting Drawing Artists Friendship *Arts & Crafts *Family & Friends *Schools & Education Low Frequency Words chalk concrete dover factories garages grocery guitar ivy neighborhood nowhere peaceful plink restaurant shone streetlight swept tablet thumbtacks whisper