Title - The Sky is Falling Author: Knight, Katie Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will read this classic tale of rumor and panic retold in this hilarious book. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 60 1.0 100 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 9 Total # of Words 98 # of Different Words 30 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 31 31.6% # of Hi freq words 8 26.7% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Moderate support Opening and closing text varies 1 pattern excl open/close 2-3 Word changes in a pattern Vocabulary: Easy Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Retelling of story/fable/legend Topics *Animals Mistakes Low Frequency Words