Title - Wizard Author: Martin, Jr., Bill Publisher: Harcourt Brace Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Up in the tower room a wizard and his assistants are mixing a potion and casting a spell. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 86 1.2 120 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 4 Total # of Words 61 # of Different Words 35 Ave Word/.Sent 2 Hi Freq occurs 27 44.3% # of Hi freq words 2 5.7% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 3 4.9% # of Low freq words 3 8.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support One line text Vocabulary: Easy Language: Simple language Sentences: Captions/Simple Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Rhyming Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Monsters Actions Magic Pretend Low Frequency Words coop pong prowl