RealisticFictionPAIREDREADPoetryeClearingthebyVivienneJosepheJosepehillustratedbyRogerHarveyhHarveyJunungleSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAWordCount:2,116ComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyHomographsVocabularyambitious,memorized,satisfaction,shudderedCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118556-6MHID:0-02-118556-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1AJungle?................................2Chapter2I’mReallySorry..........................5Chapter3OnSafari................................9Chapter4BreakingFree!..........................12RespondtoReading....................16JustforOnce...................17FocusonLiteraryElements.............20EssentialQuestionWhatmotivatesyoutoaccomplishagoal?heClearingthebyVivienneJosepheJosepehillustratedbyRogerHarveyhHarveyJunungleEthangallopeddownthehallintothekitchen.“Hi,Mom,I’mhome!”hecalled.Hesignedtoheraswell,becauseMomwashearingimpaired.“Hi,honey.”Sheputacartonofmilkonthetable.“There’ssomethingI’dlikeyoutodotoday.”Ethanpouredhimselfalargeglassofmilkandbitintothepeanutbutterandjellysandwichshe’dmadehim.“What’sthat?”“Well,firstdoyourhomework,andthencouldyoustartcleaningupyourroom?”“What’stheproblemwithmyroom?”“Oh,Ethan,it’sgettingmoreandmorelikeajungleeveryday.It’sawonderthatjungleanimalsdon’tliveintherewithyou.”Ethantookanotherbiteofhissandwich.“Iknowtherearepilesofstufflyingaround,”hesaid,“butI’msuretherearen’tanyliveanimals.”“Thetroubleis,”hethought,“thejunglejustkeepsongrowing.”Chapter1pAJungle?AJungle?2Ethanwasproudofthesignhe’dmadeforhisdoor:WILDANIMALS—PROCEEDWITHCAUTION!Underthesign,hehadglue...
