PAIREDREADWhatIsOpera?DramabySharonHoltillustratedbyJamesWatsonMixedbySharonHoltMessagesSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:2,400**ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyHomophonesVocabularybenefactor,empathy,endeavor,entail,extensive,indecision,multitude,tentativelyContentStandardsSocialStudiesCultureandDiversityCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118636-5MHID:0-02-118636-7PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADAct1SiblingRivalry................................2Act2AnUncomfortableFeeling....................8Act3AHardDecision............................12RespondtoReading........................16WhatIsOpera?...................17FocusonGenre...........................20EssentialQuestionWhenaredecisionshardtomake?bySharonHoltillustratedbyJamesWatsonMixedbySharonHoltMessagesScene:ThekitchenofasuburbanhomeSTEVENandSHEREEareeatingbreakfast.STEVEN:Ihopeyou’vesoldalotofcookies.Today’sthelastdaytoturninthefundraisingmoney.SHEREE:(pushesinherchairandpicksupherbreakfastdishes)YouknowI’mnotgoodatsellingstuff—unlikeyou.Youcouldsellgrasstoafarmer!STEVEN:Veryfunny,butI’mnotthatgoodatselling.IjustputintheextraeffortbecauseIwantmyclasstowinthecampingtripforsellingthemostcookies.Don’tyoulikecamping?SHEREE:Ilovecamping.ThethingisIcouldworkdayandnightsellingcookies,butitwouldn’tmaketheslightestdifferenceiftherestofmyclassdidn’tselllots,too.STEVEN:Wrong!Ifyouworkedthathard,you’dwintheindividualprize—andIknowyoulikeamusementparks.SiblingRivalrySibl...
