PAIREDREADTheGiftBasketDramaTheUnusuallyCleverDOGbyFeanaTu‘akoi•illustratedbyScottPearsonSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:PointofViewVocabularyStrategyAdagesVocabularyastounded,concealed,inquisitive,interpret,perplexed,precise,reconsider,suspiciousWordCount:2,549Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118618-1MHID:0-02-118618-9PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADAct1ASmartDogScene1......................................2Scene2......................................5Act2DiscoveriesScene1......................................8Scene2.....................................10Act3ABigSurpriseScene1.....................................13RespondtoReading..........................16TheGiftBasket...................17FocusonLiteraryElements...................20EssentialQuestionWhatcanyoudiscoverwhenyougivethingsasecondlook?TheUnusuallyCleverDOGbyFeanaTu‘akoi•illustratedbyScottPearsonASmartDogAct1Act1JACOBandCALEB(brothers)VERAandMIGUEL(JACOBandCALEB’sfriends)GRANDMAJ.(ownerofthehouse)CELIAANDREWS(JACOBandCALEB’smom)DANIELCRUZ(TVnewsreporter)NELL(director)JENNIFER(cameraoperator)OFFICERDAVIES(localpoliceofficer)MS.MARTELLI(dog’sowner)CharactersCharactersScene1Scene:ThebackyardThemorningafterabigstorm.JACOB,CALEB,VERA,andMIGUELarelookingaroundatthedebris.CALEB:Wow,thatsurewassomestormlastnight!VERA:(nodding)You’retellingme!Yourwholebackyardiscoveredindebris.Look—therearebranches,toys,andtrasheverywhere.Youevenhavesomeoftheneighbor’slawnfurnitureouthere!MIGUEL:(sighingloudly)It’sgoingtotakeusallmorningtocleanthisup.JACOB:(grinning)We’dbettergetstarted,then.Comeon,guys!Every...
