Title - The Ugly Duckling Author: Wolman, Judith Publisher: Dandelion Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre An ugly duckling is ostracized by the other ducks before he grows into a beautiful swan. Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 482 2.7 630 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 29 Total # of Words 958 # of Different Words 340 Ave Word/.Sent 12 Hi Freq occurs 654 68.3% # of Hi freq words 160 47.1% % of Long Sentences 16.7 Low Freq occurs 32 3.3% # of Low freq words 21 6.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Features Character development Simple Plot Retelling of story/fable/legend Topics Changes Inclusion Appearances *Animals *Feelings, Behaviors Birds Low Frequency Words amazement awakened curved flowering furry graceful handsome hatched hatches impatient marshes nestle peacefully pure reflection rustling splendid surrounded swan swans ugliest