PAIREDREADFlamencoRealisticFictionDancingtheFlamencobyHughBrownillustratedbyTimJonesSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyContextClues:CauseandEffectVocabularyappreciation,blurted,complimented,congratulate,contradicted,critical,cultural,misunderstandingELLVocabularybold,heritage,proudContentStandardsSocialStudiesCultureandDiversityWordCount:1,752**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119104-8MHID:0-02-119104-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1SomewhereSpecial.............................2Chapter2It’sCalledFlamenco...........................8Chapter3ABirthdaySurprise..........................12RespondtoReading..........................16Flamenco..........................17FocusonLiteraryElements...................20EssentialQuestionWhatcanlearningaboutdifferentculturesteachus?DancingtheFlamencobyHughBrownillustratedbyTimJonesCHAPTER1SomewhereSpecialCarlaaskedhermom,“Wherearewegoing?”Carlaandherlittlebrother,Mateo,gotinthecar.Hermomreplied,“We’repickingupAuntCeciatherhouse.Thenwe’regoingsomewherespecial.”Mateoasked,“Arewegoingfar?”“No.It’sasurprise.AuntCecihasplannedsomethingfunforus,”theirmotheranswered.AuntCeciisCarla’sfavoriteaunt.Sheisloudandconfident.Carlatriedtoguesswhatthesurprisemightbe.Carlahopedtheyweregoingshopping.AuntCeciwaswaitingoutsidewhentheyarrived.“You’realwayslate!”AuntCeciteasedCarla’smom.AuntCeciMom2Theirmothersaid,“I’msorry.Thetrafficwasfull-on.”“It’salways...