Title - The Quarreling Book Author: Zolotow, Charlotte Publisher: HarperCollins Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book shows how first bad feelings, and then good feelings are passed from one person to another. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 695 3.1 680 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 64 Total # of Words 627 # of Different Words 243 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 405 64.6% # of Hi freq words 95 39.1% % of Long Sentences 18.9 Low Freq occurs 17 2.7% # of Low freq words 14 5.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Difficult Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Character traits Clear cause/effect Simple Plot Topics Attitudes Dogs Family *Feelings, Behaviors Pets School Low Frequency Words glistening grateful hindquarters laundry marjorie minded pleasantly pounced sake shoved staircase unreasonable where'd wrestling