Title - The River Author: Paulsen, Gary Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for 54 days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of survival. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1682 4.6 850 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 52 Total # of Words 4520 # of Different Words 942 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 3682 81.5% # of Hi freq words 435 46.2% % of Long Sentences 16.7 Low Freq occurs 185 4.1% # of Low freq words 135 14.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Abstract/Complex Environmental Chapters Features Character traits Integral Setting Complex Problem/Solution Topics Challenges Environment Danger Determination *Habitats/Environments *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words absolutely acceptance accurately altitude amphibious aspect astronauts breaded chokecherries circling clambered college concluded controlled convinced counselor cue cushions dashboard dealings deborah decent decision derek derek's digital divorce downed eased embarrassed embedded entryway estate evasive finals flinched flown fondness further government grocery handled hatchet holtzer honest honestly horizon humor hunger immediately injured insane instructors jeans knowing knowledge lighters lightly logical loosely lunge mannerly marooned marveled masses memories memorized mentally microwave moments mosquitoes motel mouthed movement nightmares nostrils noticing operation opposite overeating pamphlets peephole permission phony pilots pleasure process propeller psychological psychologist publishers pushy quickened realize reborn recitify recorder reliving revert robeson rough roughly runway saucer sauteed selected shrugged shrunk sincere situation situations skimmed sliding slouched strangely stunned suits survival survive survived taxied tearing terrain thawed threatening throttling tingle truly uncomfortable understanding unique vetoed whipped whirling younger