Title - The Homework Machine Author: Gutman, Dan Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Meet the D Squad, a foursome of fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker. They are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Entertain Narrative RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1466 4.3 820 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 59 Total # of Words 3263 # of Different Words 853 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 2458 75.3% # of Hi freq words 363 42.6% % of Long Sentences 11 Low Freq occurs 199 6.1% # of Low freq words 136 15.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Oral/Natural Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Headings Features Character traits Character development Simple Plot Twist ending Difficult names Topics Teacher/Teaching Learning Grades Study/Study Skills *Feelings, Behaviors *Schools & Education Responsibility School Low Frequency Words accordingly account achiever adjusting alecky alphabetically antihomework antisocial assigned assignment assignments awe bigotry booger brenton brenton's brownnosers cloakroom clueless columns combed commandments concerned concerto controlled curriculum damagatchi dawkins defeating destined dishonest distractions domino dominoes donnelly dorks douglas dweebs enthusiastic essential esteem estimate exploring figures fully gambler gash genius gonna google gotta graduate honest hoping humiliating idiots ignored impressions initial initiative instance intelligence introduction involving jock kelsey kinda kindergarten knowing logos marathon mutant nameless national nature nickname obvious occurred opposite ordeal ordinarily ourselves parachute parted particularly permanent personal personally phoenix preferably prioritize private professors purpose rasmussen rasmussen's reality recent recorder refused reread responsibility retain review ronnie rumor schedule schoolwork scope sculpture separately service sessions situation snik snikwad speech squad statement stereo studious surround teotwawki testimony thoughtless tourists tovar trivial twelfth typical union unique weird weirdest weirdness worksheet