RealisticFictionPAIREDREADEmpathy:TheAnswertoBullyingbyMaxOlsenillustratedbySoleOteroWinningMaxOlsenillustratedbySoleOterorFriendsSTRATEGIES&SKILLSWordCount:2,368**ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyConnotationandDenotationVocabularyabruptly,ally,collided,confident,conflict,intervening,protective,tauntingContentStandardsSocialStudiesCivicsandGovernmentA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119232-8MHID:0-02-119232-4PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC171615141312PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionWhatactionscanwetaketogetalongwithothers?Chapter1Ignored......................................2Chapter2APlan.......................................6Chapter3I’llDoIt....................................10Chapter4TheContest.................................13RespondtoReading........................16Empathy:TheAnswertoBullying...17FocusonLiteraryElements................20byMaxOlsenillustratedbySoleOteroWinningMaxOlsenillustratedbySoleOterorFriends“I’min!”saidJalissa,runningoutofthedramateacher’soffice.“I’mintheschoolmusical!”“Ofcourse!”saidElla.“You’rethebest!”“Thanksforwaiting,”saidJalissa.“IwasnervousaboutaskingMr.GregifI’dmadethecast.”“Wanttocomebacktomyhouse?”askedElla.“Oh,Ican’t,sorry,”saidJalissa.“Wehaveacastmeetingafterschool.”Walkinghome,Ellathoughtaboutherbestfriend.SheandJalissahadmetinkindergarten,andsincethen,theyhaddonealmosteverythingtogether—fromgoingtosummercamptolearningtheviolin.Ellahadwantedbeinthemusical,too,butshehadbee...