PAIREDREADRealisticFictionMagnoliaLeavesBYSUSANPARIS–ILLUSTRATEDBYDAVIDLOWEFIRSTEDITIONSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAWordCount:2,573ComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:ProblemandSolutionVocabularyStrategySimilesandMetaphorsVocabularybouquet,emotions,encircle,express,fussy,portraits,sparkles,whirlCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118915-1MHID:0-02-118915-3PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionInwhatwaysdopeopleshowtheycareabouteachother?Chapter1NewsandViews.............................2Chapter2MyWay.....................................6Chapter3Disaster.....................................10Chapter4Deadline....................................13RespondtoReading........................16MagnoliaLeaves..................17FocusonGenre...........................20BYSUSANPARIS–ILLUSTRATEDBYDAVIDLOWEFIRSTEDITIONMs.Carcettihasanannouncementtomake.Beforeshesaysanything,Irealizewhatit’sgoingtobeabout.MyheartbangscrazilyagainstmyribsbecauseIdesperatelywanttobetheeditorofthenewschoolnewspaper.Momusedtobeajournalist,andI’vealwayswantedtobeone,too.IfigurethatmeansIshouldgetthejob,thoughMom’swarnedmecountlesstimesthatwantingsomethingandgettingitaren’tthesamething.I’vealreadythoughtofaname,NewsandViews,andIhavetonsofideasforarticles.Ms.Carcettiwaitsforeveryonetosettledown,butsheglancesoveratmeandgivesmeasmile.Ismileback.MysmilesparklesfromdeepinsidebecausenowIamconfidentthatIknowexactlywhatshe’sgoingtosay.CHAPTER1NEWSANDVIEWS2Onceshefinallyhaseveryone’sattention,Ms.Carcettiexplainsthattherewerealotofapplicationsfortheeditor’sjobandtheteachershaddifficultymakingadecision.“Intheend,oneapp...
