Title - The Teeny Tiny Woman Author: O'Connor, Jane Publisher: Random House Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A teeny tiny woman finds a teeny tiny bone on a teeny tiny grave and takes it home, only to be hounded by a teeny tiny ghost who wants his bone back! Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 126 1.5 170 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 18 Total # of Words 311 # of Different Words 93 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 132 42.4% # of Hi freq words 41 44.1% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Moderate support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: Easy Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Retelling of story/fable/legend Topics Size Cooking Ghosts *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words