DramaPAIREDREADTheGiftBasketTheUnusuallyCleverDOGbyFeanaTu‘akoi•illustratedbyScottPearsonSTRATEGIES&SKILLSWordCount:2,039ComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:PointofViewVocabularyStrategyAdagesVocabularyastounded,concealed,inquisitive,interpret,perplexed,precise,reconsider,suspiciousELLVocabularydebris,rewards,trustACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119110-9MHID:0-02-119110-7PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionWhatcanyoudiscoverwhenyougivethingsasecondlook?Act1ASmartDogScene1......................................2Scene2......................................5Act2DiscoveriesScene1......................................8Scene2.....................................10Act3ABigSurpriseScene1.....................................13RespondtoReading.........................16TheGiftBasket...................17FocusonLiteraryElements.................20TheUnusuallyCleverDOGbyFeanaTu‘akoi•illustratedbyScottPearsonJACOBandCALEB(brothers)VERAandMIGUEL(JACOBandCALEB’sfriends)GRANDMAJ.(ownerofthehouse)CELIAANDREWS(JACOBandCALEB’smom)DANIELCRUZ(TVnewsreporter)NELL(director)JENNIFER(cameraoperator)OFFICERDAVIES(policeofficer)Ms.MARTELLI(dog’sowner)ASmartDogAct1Act1Scene1Scene:ThebackyardIt’sthemorningafterabigstorm.JACOB,CALEB,VERA,andMIGUELarelookingatthedebris.CALEB:Thatwasabadstormlastnight.VERA:(nods)Thebackyardiscoveredindebris.Therearebranchesandtrasheverywhere!MIGUEL:(sighsloudly)It’sgoingtotakeallmorningtocleanupthismess.JACOB:(grins)Let’sstartworking.Everyonepicksupdebrisandpilesittooneside.CharactersCharacters2Soundeffectoffstageofadogwhimpering.MIGUEL:(jumpsup)Whatwast...
