Title - Tiger is a Scaredy Cat Author: Phillips, Joan Publisher: Random House Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Tiger, a scaredy cat who is even afraid of the mice in his own house, conquers his fear to help Baby Mouse. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 141 1.6 190 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 11 Total # of Words 220 # of Different Words 84 Ave Word/.Sent 4 Hi Freq occurs 102 46.4% # of Hi freq words 30 35.7% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 4 1.8% # of Low freq words 2 2.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Sequence of Events: Chronological Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics Cats Mice Fears Kindness Courage *Animals Helping *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words scaredy vacuum