Title - The Last of the Mohichans Author: Fenimore, James Publisher: Oxford University Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre In upper New York State during the French and Indian War around 1757, a frontier scout named Hawkeye and two Mohicans, Chingachgook and his son Uncas Uncas, get entangled in the fighting as they try to save the lives of two pioneer sisters, Alice and Cora Munro, abducted by Iroquois tribesmen. Persuade Classics RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 5620 7+ 1260 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 143 Total # of Words 3411 # of Different Words 1323 Ave Word/.Sent 40 Hi Freq occurs 2141 62.8% # of Hi freq words 333 25.2% % of Long Sentences 122.4 Low Freq occurs 655 19.2% # of Low freq words 549 41.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Difficult Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Prior Knowledge: Familiarity Sequence of Events: Mostly chronological Mature Concepts: With some uncommon experiences Features Integral Setting - Historical Complex Problem/Solution Targets adult reader Topics *History Soldiers Danger 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