Title - Toad Author: Brown, Ruth Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Toad is covered with warts and is about to become a meal for something else. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 614 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 23 Total # of Words 129 # of Different Words 80 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 51 39.5% # of Hi freq words 14 17.5% % of Long Sentences 18.2 Low Freq occurs 20 15.5% # of Low freq words 20 25% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Inferences: Some implications Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Difficult Features Clear cause/effect Figurative Language Targets adult reader Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Monsters Likes/Dislikes Frogs Reptiles Messiness Low Frequency Words confident fluid foul gooey monstrous munching odorous oozing septic sluggish slurping speckled stumbles toxic trudges trundles venomous waddles warts winking