Title - Troika: Canine Superhero Author: Charles, Robert Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will read about the adventures of a boy and his dog. Troika got his name after saving his master's life on three separate occasions. Despite losing a leg protecting his master form a grizzly bear, Troika becomes the lead dog in their dogsled team. He saves his owner repeatedly during dangerous Arctic adventures. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 693 3.1 680 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 22 Total # of Words 1105 # of Different Words 425 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 789 71.4% # of Hi freq words 182 42.8% % of Long Sentences 2.9 Low Freq occurs 33 3% # of Low freq words 28 6.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Additional activities Features Integral Setting - Cultural/Regional Topics Dogs Overcoming Saving Heroes *Animals Low Frequency Words amputate curled fault grizzly groaning grunt harness heartbroken hibernation kilometers leapt legged lowered loyal nostrils nowhere pricked proven racers realize scarlet scrambled seized thaw trample unpredictable whined youngest