Title - Wuthering Heights Author: Bronte, Emily Publisher: Speak Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Against a background of English moors in the eighteenth century, the lives of two families become intertwined through marriage, passion, and the dominating force of a man called Heathcliff. Persuade Classics RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 7021 7+ 3530 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 80 Total # of Words 5330 # of Different Words 1899 Ave Word/.Sent 16 Hi Freq occurs 3620 67.9% # of Hi freq words 521 27.4% % of Long Sentences 43.1 Low Freq occurs 883 16.6% # of Low freq words 764 40.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Archaic, Poetic,... Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Difficult Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Chapters Prior Knowledge: Familiarity Sequence of Events: Several shifts in time Mature Concepts: With some uncommon experiences Features Character traits Integral Setting - Historical Complex plot Foreshadowing Alternating voice Difficult names Foreign words Dialect/Accents Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Love *Family & Friends Relationships Low Frequency Words abduction abode absence absolute abstain accidental accommodations according accustomed acquaintance actuate adjective admirable admittance advantage advantages advent advice afore agait aggravate agitation agreeable alms amiable amiss amongst amusement anatomy announced anxious apparently appealing appreciate approached architect aroused artillery ascending aspect assault assiduity assistance assuming assuredly astonishing atmosphere atmospheric attendance attribute 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