Title - The Story of Jeans Author: Austin, Elizabeth Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will read all about blue jeans. They’ll discover who invented them, how they became fashionable, and how they are made. This book takes the reader from the San Francisco Gold Rush to modern-day closets. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 606 3.0 660 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 19 Total # of Words 724 # of Different Words 322 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 371 51.2% # of Hi freq words 101 31.4% % of Long Sentences 1.3 Low Freq occurs 61 8.4% # of Low freq words 43 13.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Inferences: Some implications Captions Inserts/Side bars Diagrams Table of Contents Glossary Bold/Italicized Words Additional activities Features Topics Clothes *History Sewing Low Frequency Words accidentally antique average bolls casual combed conclusion designer designers diagonal drawer eventually fabric fashion fasteners fibers formal gentleman german gucci image introduction jeans lint measurements occasions overalls partners pockets president reasons rebel rivets sewn specialty stonewashed stretchy sturdy symbol tailor teenagers thread threads tuxedoes wallets woven