Title - The Night Before Christmas Author: Moore, Clement Carke Publisher: Random House Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This timeless tale has been lovingly preserved in this classic edition. Bring the family together for a read-aloud as children prepare for Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve. Entertain Poetry RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 497 2.7 630 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 38 Total # of Words 537 # of Different Words 251 Ave Word/.Sent 14 Hi Freq occurs 334 62.2% # of Hi freq words 75 29.9% % of Long Sentences 37.8 Low Freq occurs 51 9.5% # of Low freq words 42 16.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Features First Person Rhyming Topics *Holidays, Events, Cele Christmas Low Frequency Words arose breast coursers donder drawn dread droll encircled flung housetop hurricane kerchief lively luster mamma miniature mount nestled nicholas objects obstacle peddler pining prancer reindeer saint shutters slate sleigh soot spite sprang stirring stockings sugarplums tarnished thistle twas visions vixen whistled wreath