Title - There's a Nightmare in my Closet Author: Mayer, Mercer Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A humorous bedtime story to chase away fears of the dark. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 171 1.8 230 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 21 Total # of Words 153 # of Different Words 92 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 78 51% # of Hi freq words 30 32.6% % of Long Sentences 7.1 Low Freq occurs 5 3.3% # of Low freq words 1 1.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Features Simple problem/solution Topics Monsters Dreams Fears Sleep Imagination *Fictional Ideas/Charac Night Noises Low Frequency Words nightmare