Title - The Year of the Dog Author: Lin, Grace Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1259 4.0 800 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 39 Total # of Words 2746 # of Different Words 691 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 2060 75% # of Hi freq words 300 43.4% % of Long Sentences 8.2 Low Freq occurs 98 3.6% # of Low freq words 75 10.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Multiple speakers Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Sequence of Events: Mostly chronological Features Character traits Character development Symbolism Flashback First Person Foreign words Present Tense Topics Traditions Cultures Customs Dogs Family Memory/Memories Discovery *Family & Friends *Holidays, Events, Cele Low Frequency Words adventures assembly authority bao cabinet charged chef citizen clinic counselors courtyard cousins crucial cure disney dumpling dumplings envelopes frantic fully future gazillionaire government graduated guidance honest hong interrupted jumper kuai lecture lollipops lychee medical melon mentioning millionaire neighborhood nian officially olden operate pact patient patients payment poinsettia poppins refused relatives retort ruby sauce shared sillies sincere sleepyhead speckled speeches stethoscope symbolize taiwan traditionally uncomfortable uniforms unwrinkled vendor vendor's vice wealth xi xin yawn yawned yolk