PAIREDREADPoetryRealisticFictionbyMaxOlsenillustratedbyNinadePoloniaYourWorld,MyWorldSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:PointofViewVocabularyStrategyPersonificationVocabularyblare,connection,errand,exchangeWordCount:2,413Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119235-9MHID:0-02-119235-9PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1SummerCampConnection.....................2Chapter2AVisittoVirginia............................6Chapter3NewDirections...............................11RespondtoReading..........................16DoIKnowYou?...................17FocusonLiteraryElements...................20EssentialQuestionWhatcanourconnectionstotheworldteachus?byMaxOlsenillustratedbyNinadePoloniaYourWorld,MyWorldCHAPTER1SummerCampConnection“Sothat’syourbusoverthere,andthisismine,”Emiliasaid,droppingherbagsonthegroundassheturnedtogiveCrystalahug.“It’sbeensomuchfun,hasn’tit?”“It’sbeenamazing!”Crystalreplied.“Ican’tbelieveIdidn’tevenwanttocometosummercamp.I’msogladMomtalkedmeintoit.”“SoamI,”saidEmilia.“Ifyouhadn’tcometocamp,wewouldn’tbefriends.”Allaround,theairwasthickwithvoicesandlaughterasothercamperssaidtheirgood-byes.Luggagewasbeingstowed,andunderthewatchfuleyesofthecampcounselors,passengersbegantofillthebuses.Atlast,thebusengineschuggedtolife.“I’dbettergeton,”Emiliasaid,movingaway.“You’lle-mail,won’tyou,Em?”Crystalcalledafterher.“Ofcourse.AndI’llcallyou.We’llseeeachotheragainsoon!”Withafinalwave,Emiliadisappearedontothebus.2Crystalwavedback,thengathereduphermandolincaseandbackpackandrantoboardherbushome.Asthelongjourneyhomewardbegan,Crystalleanedaga...
