Title - The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone Author: Giblin, James Cross Publisher: HarperTrophy Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Describes how the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 3090 7+ 1080 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 42 Total # of Words 1685 # of Different Words 653 Ave Word/.Sent 16 Hi Freq occurs 988 58.6% # of Hi freq words 211 32.3% % of Long Sentences 34.3 Low Freq occurs 233 13.8% # of Low freq words 167 25.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Simple graphics supplementary to text comprehension Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Formal Inferences: Required Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Captions Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Table of Contents Index Chapters Headings Prior Knowledge: Familiarity Features Topics Writing Alphabet Language *Communication Problem Solving Foreign Country Discovery *Language Arts *Global Issues Reading Low Frequency Words accepted accompanied acquired advances amenophis ancestors anchor announced arabic aspect assignment athanasius awe basalt blockade botanical boundaries cartouche cartouches cartridge ceilinged ceremonies circulated colonized colossal companions contributions corpses countless craftsmen dating decipher deciphered definitions departure drawn egyptian egyptians elegant enabled enclosed european europeans evaded eventually evidence expeditions explanations expressed fended fleet foreknowledge formerly frenchman frustrated gazed general geometric german gigantic glance grammar granite greeks guignes headquarters hieroglyph hieroglyphic hieroglyphs horapollo hovering image imagination immediately inaccurate influenced inscriptions insights intended interpretations invaded invasion keenest kircher kircher's knowledge language limits literature magnificent markings measurements memphis mistaken mysterious mystical napoleon napoleon's natives naval nickname nineteenth objects observed obtained occupy onward original originally otherwise outline oval overran palaces pharaoh priest priests procured proposed prove pursued pyramids questioned ramesses religious reputation resist rightly rites rosetta roughly sacred sculpture seventh shortly significant similar slaughter specimens sphinxes spotlights statement statues structures studies symbols tabletop tearing theories throughout tombs translate turks understanding unearthed unfamiliar unfortunately unimpressive untrue valuable vision vocabulary volcanic volumes vulture writer writer's