Title - The Night of the Paper Bag Monsters Author: Craig, Helen Publisher: Candlewick Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Susie and Alfred are neighbors, and best friends. But when they try to make scary costumes together for a special Halloween party, they get into a terrible fight. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 308 2.2 550 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 15 Total # of Words 457 # of Different Words 234 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 256 56% # of Hi freq words 98 41.9% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 10 2.2% # of Low freq words 9 3.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Features Character traits Character development Simple Plot Topics Competition Feelings/Emotions Appearances Holidays Fighting Behaviors Costumes Friendship Parties *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words accidentally furiously muttered recognize recognized spending squealed stalking sulked weird