Title - The Warrior Maiden Author: Schecter, Ellen Publisher: Bantam Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A retelling of the Hopi Indian legend in which Huh-ay-ay, a brave Hopi girl, helps to save her peaceful pueblo from Apache raiders. Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 566 2.9 650 Amazon 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 24 Total # of Words 1031 # of Different Words 398 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 543 52.7% # of Hi freq words 138 34.7% % of Long Sentences 2.3 Low Freq occurs 55 5.3% # of Low freq words 29 7.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Integral Setting - Historical Integral Setting - Cultural/Regional Difficult names Present Tense Topics *History Danger *Community Helping *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Native Americans Low Frequency Words apache crouch curls dy elder harsh harvest helpless hopi maiden mesa outnumbered peace peaceful peers praise pueblo raiders rattling scarce shuck squash suds warrior warriors weapons whispers younger youngest