Title - Thomas' Snowsuit Author: Munsch, Robert Publisher: Annick Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Thomas refuses to wear his new snowsuit despite the pleas of his mother, his teacher and even his principal. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 353 2.3 580 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 28 Total # of Words 543 # of Different Words 151 Ave Word/.Sent 12 Hi Freq occurs 343 63.2% # of Hi freq words 72 47.7% % of Long Sentences 20.9 Low Freq occurs 10 1.8% # of Low freq words 6 4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Topics Teacher/Teaching Attitudes Clothes Snow Fighting *Feelings, Behaviors School Low Frequency Words snowsuit snowsuits ugliest underclothes underwear wears