RealisticFictionPAIREDREADTheScandinavianState?AAVacationVacationininMinnesotaMinnesotabyHughBrownillustratedbyBradClarkSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:2,747**ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyContextClues:CauseandEffectVocabularyappreciation,blurted,complimenting,congratulated,contradicted,critical,cultural,misunderstandingContentStandardsSocialStudiesCultureandDiversityCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119066-9MHID:0-02-119066-6PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1TheLandofLakes............................2Chapter2Minnesota’s“StateBird”.......................5Chapter3TheFair......................................9Chapter4PicnicontheRiver...........................13RespondtoReading.........................16TheScandinavianState?............17FocusonLiteraryElements.................20EssentialQuestionWhatcanlearningaboutdifferentculturesteachus?AAVacationVacationininMinnesotaMinnesotabyHughBrownillustratedbyBradClarkAstheairplanebeganitsapproachtotheairport,Peterlookedoutofthewindow.Hecouldseedeep-bluelakesandlushgreenfieldsbelow,anditmadehimfeelveryexcited.ThiswashisfirstvisittoseehiscousinsinMinnesota,andinfact,apartfromacoupleofonlineconversations,hehadnevermetthem.Aidenhadpromisedthat,whilePeterwasthere,theywouldhaveapicnicfloatingdownariveroninnertubes.Aiden’syoungerbrother,Lars,hadsaidthatthecountyfairwouldbehappeningwhilePeterwasthere,andhewassurethathisprizewinningrabbitwasgoingtowinaribbonagainthisyear.T...
