Title - The Princess and the Goblin Author: MacDonald, George Publisher: Random House Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the castle. Entertain Fairy Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2319 5.5 950 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 84 Total # of Words 3337 # of Different Words 787 Ave Word/.Sent 14 Hi Freq occurs 2633 78.9% # of Hi freq words 348 44.2% % of Long Sentences 29.1 Low Freq occurs 174 5.2% # of Low freq words 139 17.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Unconventional format Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Difficult Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concept: Fanciful Chapters Sequence of Events: Mostly chronological Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Integral Setting Simple Plot Figurative Language Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Monsters Danger Princes/Princesses Kings/Queens Mining *Fictional Ideas/Charac *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words absolutely according advise affection alas altered amuse ancestral annoy approached attendants basin caverns cherished cleverness colours combed companions concerning consequence constantly cruel cruelty's curiosity curious current descendants devise dissolved doubt dreadful dwarfed eaves echoing evident expressed expulsion extravagance former frequented frock further galleries gathering generations globular gnomes goblins government greatly grotesque grudge gruel handkerchief handkerchiefs hearken heartily hideous hollow imagination imply impose invention inventors knowing knowledge kobolds language lawless legend legendary legged lest loveliest meddle mention mingled mischief miserable misshapen mistaken monotonous mortal multitude nursery nursie observances occupied openings opportunity opposite ordinarily ought particularly passage passages pigeon pigeons plainly pleasantly pleasure pockets possessions possibility poultry pouring preserve prettier process raindrops ravine refuge required resolved sake scarcely seldom severe severity shone shutter sought startled stoop streaked stricter subterranean sufficient surpass thence theories thoroughly tormenting trampling velvet vulgar wailing whence worth