Title - The Spy on Third Base Author: Christopher, Matt Publisher: Trumpet Club Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Third baseman T.V. Adams can predict almost exactly where a batter will hit a ball. His talent creates a sensation--and gets him into hot water. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1051 3.7 750 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 29 Total # of Words 1407 # of Different Words 481 Ave Word/.Sent 4 Hi Freq occurs 768 54.6% # of Hi freq words 165 34.3% % of Long Sentences 0.9 Low Freq occurs 92 6.5% # of Low freq words 63 13.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Chapters Features Character traits Simple Plot Topics Athletes Sports Sportsmanship Games Baseball Balls *Movement & Sports Low Frequency Words advice apparently baseline bunt bunting buntlike chalked coaching corked cush decision doubled emerson farman fielder flied foul gloved grounder hander hitter husky ignored infield inning kolski leadoff lefty liner malone's maples mendez mercer mudders murmured neal pegged pitcher's pitches prediction respond russ scorekeeper scoreless scoring shortstop smacking snatched stanner stocky studied sweatshirt turtleneck turtleneck's uniforms warn whipped