Title - Three Smart Pals Author: Rocklin, Joanne Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Three friends find humorous solutions to several problems as they spend a sunny afternoon together. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 608 3.0 660 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 16 Total # of Words 1530 # of Different Words 349 Ave Word/.Sent 4 Hi Freq occurs 865 56.5% # of Hi freq words 143 41% % of Long Sentences 0.3 Low Freq occurs 14 0.9% # of Low freq words 9 2.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Several Implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Clear cause/effect Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Signs Time Fish Swimming Friendship Helping *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words broccoli grizzle streamed swept swimsuit terrific tissues whittle whittled