Title - The Quilt Story Author: Johnston, Tony Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This is the story of two girls one from pioneer days, the other from modern times who share the same quilt. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 286 2.2 530 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 22 Total # of Words 572 # of Different Words 211 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 312 54.5% # of Hi freq words 66 31.3% % of Long Sentences 3.8 Low Freq occurs 17 3% # of Low freq words 11 5.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Features Integral Setting - Historical Topics Sewing Quilts Homes Moving *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words curled grey hatchet patched patchwork pavement shavings skies snaking sparkling stitched