Title - The Last Leaf Author: Henry, O Publisher: LeBooks Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre When Johnsy contracts a severe case of pneumonia, she becomes deeply depressed. Staring out her window at an old ivy vine, she develops the fatalistic belief that she will die the moment the very last ivy leaf falls. Entertain Classics RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1381 4.2 810 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 28 Total # of Words 2026 # of Different Words 542 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 1547 76.4% # of Hi freq words 280 51.7% % of Long Sentences 2.5 Low Freq occurs 47 2.3% # of Low freq words 21 3.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Mature Concepts: With some uncommon experiences Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Clear cause/effect Twist ending Topics Feelings/Emotions Attitudes Painting Trying to please Cause/Effect *Arts & Crafts Health Helping Sick *Human Body & Health *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words behrman behrman's edges future gentleman greenwich helpless johnsy johnsy's masterpiece materials pneumonia restaurant sickness soul surely troubling valuable weakness workroom worth