RealisticFictionPAIREDREADPoetrybyVivienneJoseph•illustratedbyCarlosAonChangingbyVivienneJoseph•illustratedbyCarlosAonSTRATEGIES&SKILLSComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyHomographsVocabularyambitious,memorized,satisfaction,shudderedACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118724-9MHID:0-02-118724-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110WordCount:2,893PAIREDREADChapter1Disaster!.....................................2Chapter2ThinkingOutsidetheBox......................5Chapter3TheCookieSale..............................8Chapter4Results!.....................................12RespondtoReading.........................16Today’sLesson....................17FocusonLiteraryElements..................20EssentialQuestionWhatmotivatesyoutoaccomplishagoal?byVivienneJoseph•illustratedbyCarlosAonChangingbyVivienneJoseph•illustratedbyCarlosAon“Thetryoutsforthecompetitionteamaretomorrow,”Maggietoldheroldersister,Lori.“Ineedtoimprovemydefensiveplay,socanyouhelpme?”“SureIcan!”Lorirepliedwithasmile.“Quick—you’vegottobequick,”Loridrilledhersisterastheypracticedtogether.“It’syourjobtostopyouropponentfromreceivingtheball,”Loriexplained,andsheshowedMaggiehowtouseherbody,arms,andhandsasbarriers.“Ifyouropponentgetstheball,thenyou’vegottostopherfromdribblingpastyou,”saidLori,bouncingtheballtoMaggie.“Now,trygettingpastme,andI’llshowyoujustwhatImean.”ButnomatterhowhardMaggietriedtodribblearoundher,Loriwasalwaysthere.Heroldersister’slongarmsandlegsseemedtohavegrownevenlongersomehow,andsheblockedMaggieineverydirection.LoricouldsenseMaggie’sincreasingfrustration.“Comeon,littlesis,don’tget...
