Title - The Dot Author: Reynolds, Peter H. Publisher: Candlewick Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." Vashti says she can't draw, but her teacher thinks she can. She knows there's creative spirit in everyone, and encourages Vashti to sign the angry dot she makes in frustration on a piece of paper. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 290 2.2 540 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 22 Total # of Words 331 # of Different Words 158 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 167 50.5% # of Hi freq words 52 32.9% % of Long Sentences 2 Low Freq occurs 8 2.4% # of Low freq words 8 5.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Character development Simple Plot Difficult names Topics Challenges Determination Self Esteem *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words drawn gazing glued marker squiggle studied swirly watercolors