Title - Willy the Wimp Author: Browne, Anthony Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A young chimpanzee, tired of being bullied by the suburban gorilla gang, decides to build up his muscles so he won't be a wimp anymore. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 251 2.1 510 Amazon 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 330 # of Different Words 180 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 165 50% # of Hi freq words 63 35% % of Long Sentences 1.8 Low Freq occurs 25 7.6% # of Low freq words 19 10.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Sequence of Events: Chronological Features Character traits Character development Simple Plot Topics Bullies Determination Exercise *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words advertisement aerobics bulging chested disco excitedly fault gradually jogging magnetic pathetic personality postman scrawny suburban tireless wardrobe weakling wimp