Title - The Three Robbers Author: Ungerer, Tomi Publisher: Trumpet Club Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre The book tells the story of three fierce black-clad robbers who terrorize and plunder the countryside, armed with a blunderbuss, a pepper blower, and a huge red axe. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 371 2.4 590 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 347 # of Different Words 181 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 181 52.2% # of Hi freq words 55 30.4% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 21 6.1% # of Low freq words 19 10.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Integral Setting - Historical Simple Plot Mood/tone Topics Treasures Stealing Behaviors Helping *Fictional Ideas/Charac *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words abandoned blower blunderbuss carriage carriages doorsteps foster jewels passenger passengers plundered precious spending surrounded terrified thieves threatened throughout wealth