RealisticFictionPAIREDREADAtthePostOfficebyArleneBlockillustratedbyDianePatersonBenBringstheBenBenBringstheBringstheSTRATEGIES&SKILLS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:MakeandConfirmPredictionsSkill:Character,Setting,EventsHigh-FrequencyWordsagain,help,new,there,usePhonicsShortespellede,eaContentStandardsSocialStudiesEconomicsWordcount:109**ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119693-7MHID:0-02-119693-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312PAIREDREADbyArleneBlockillustratedbyDianePatersonEssentialQuestionWhatjobsneedtobedoneinacommunity?GenreRealisticFictionAtthePostOffice...........13BenBringstheBenBenBringstheBringstheBenishere.mailtruck2Hehasalotofmail!mail3BenseesMissDeb.MissDeb4Benhasaletter.TheletterisforMissDeb.Grandmaletter5Benhasanad.TheadwillhelpSam.adMike’sBikeMike’sBikeRepairRepair6Benhasabox.TheboxisforMeg.box7BenhasmailforJen.Bencanusethisbox.mailbox2152158RexlikestoseeBen.BenhasnomailforRex.Rex9Itistimetogo.Benwillbebackagain.Hewillhavenewmail.10Bye,Ben!TheregoesBen.street11RetellUseyourownwordstoretellthestory.Usethecharttohelpyou.TextEvidence1.WhoisBen?Wheredoeshework?Character,Setting,Events2.WhatdoesBendo?Character,Setting,Events3.HowdoyouknowthatBenBringstheMailisrealisticfiction?GenreRetellTextEvidenceEventsSettingCharacter12(bkgd)DatacraftCoLtd/GettyImages,RobHoward/CorbisCompareTextsReadaboutjobspeopledoatthepostoffice.GenreNonfictionpostofficeAtthePostOfficeAtthePostOffice13DavidR.FrazierPhotolibrary,Inc./AlamyWhoworkshere?Howdotheyhelpyou?postalworkerstamps14MakeConnectionsHowisapostalworkerlikeBeninBenBringstheMail?TexttoTextJustinSullivan/GettyImagesLookatthemail.Seethelettersinthebin?bin15RealisticFictionRealisticfictionisamade-upstory.Thestoryislikereallife.Thepeoplearelikerealpeople.Theplacesarelikerealplaces.WhattoLookforThecharactersinBenBringstheMailarelikerealpeople.Thestoryhappensinarealplace.Theeventscouldhappeninreallife.YourTurnPlanarealisticfictionstory.Tellaboutthecharacters,places,andevents.Howaretheylikerealpeople,places,andevents?16FictionSettingWheredidBenBringstheMailhappen?CharactersWhoarethecharacters?SequenceofEventsWhathappenedinthisstory?LiteratureCircles
