Title - The Star Fisher Author: Yep, Laurence Publisher: Puffin Unicorn Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Fifteen-year-old Joan Lee and her family find the adjustment difficult when they move from Ohio to West Virginia in the 1920s Entertain Historical Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2183 5.3 930 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 38 Total # of Words 2374 # of Different Words 798 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 1652 69.6% # of Hi freq words 322 40.4% % of Long Sentences 10.2 Low Freq occurs 150 6.3% # of Low freq words 129 16.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Bold/Italicized Words Chapters Features Character traits Integral Setting - Historical Figurative Language Metaphors Topics Inclusion Self Esteem Tolerance *Life Styles Moving *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors *Schools & Education Prejudice China/Chinese School Low Frequency Words accusingly adjusted aisle announced apologetically arched awestruck boxlike calligraphy calmly carpetbag chugged columns concentrating conciliatory conductor conk conversation convey coveralls craned dangled dislike distraction dozenth dramatically eased elegant equipment erect eyed factories fasten fiercely gawked gazed gesture glance glared grunted halted ignore ignored incident innocence itty lacemaker language laundry lounged lowered luggage magically majesty maple meaningfully meantime motioned motions muttered neared observed ogled passengers patches patience paused penchant personal philosophy picket posture practically private purpose regal regretted reluctantly retired retort retrieved rhythmically rooftop scenery scowling scrunched sensible sentinels shoved shovel slouch smartly smudged snuff snuff's squash squat squirmed staggered stern studied suitcases suited superstitious surrounding suspiciously swear thrust thumping tonic translated twentieth unsteadily upward valise volcanic waddled wander weakness weaving whirling whisper whitewashed windowsill womb wrist