Title - The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs Author: Scieszka, Jon Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs. Entertain Fairy Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 367 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 27 Total # of Words 869 # of Different Words 291 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 564 64.9% # of Hi freq words 117 40.2% % of Long Sentences 2.9 Low Freq occurs 21 2.4% # of Low freq words 16 5.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Some phrases/refrains repeated Inferences: Some implications Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concept: Fanciful Sequence of Events: Chronological Features Character development Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Twist ending Retelling of story/fable/legend Parody Personification Topics Danger Wolves *Animals Low Frequency Words borrow chinny doornail fault fellow guy's honor impolite jazzed neighbor neighbor's porker rude sackful shaving snuffed