PAIREDREADStoneCastlesFantasybyVitaJiménezillustratedbyDanMcGeehanSTRATEGIES&SKILLS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:MakeandConfirmPredictionsSkill:Character,Setting,EventsHigh-FrequencyWordscould,live,one,then,threePhonicsShortuContentStandardsSocialStudiesGeographyWordcount:122**ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119548-0MHID:0-02-119548-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312EssentialQuestionWhatbuildingsdoyouknow?Whataretheymadeof?GenreFantasyPAIREDREADStoneCastles..............13byVitaJiménezillustratedbyDanMcGeehan“Weneedaplacetolive,”saysBert.“Butwhere?”saysBetty.2”Lookdownthere,”saysBilly.“Itisagoodspotforus.”3“Wehavetomakeanest,”saysBert.“Iwillgettwigs.”4“Hmmm,”saysBert.“Thenestcouldusemore.”5“Wecanusemyribbons,”saysBetty.“Pulloutthree.”6ThenBertaddstheribbons.“WhereisBilly?”asksBert.7“Thereheis!”saysBaby.“Haywillmakethenestsoft,”saysBilly.8Bertaddshaytothenest.Itwillbeabignest!9“Ihaveonegem!”saysBaby.Thesunshinesonthegem.10“Whatagoodhome!”saysBert.“Itisaroyalnest,”saysBetty.11RetellUsethecharttoretellWhataNest!TextEvidence1.Whoarethecharactersinthisstory?Character,Setting,Events2.Wheredothecharactersbuildtheirnest?Character,Setting,Events3.Whatkindofstoryisthis?GenreRetellTextEvidenceEventsSettingCharacter12TonySteinhardt/AlamyCompareTextsLet’sfindoutmoreaboutcastles.GenreNonfiction13RobertHarding/Photodisc/GettyImagesLookatthecastle.Whatdoyousee?Castlescanbemadefromdifferentkindsofstone.14(bkgd)RaimundLinke/RadiusImages/GettyImages,KlaasLingbeek-vanKranen/Vetta/GettyImagestowertowermoatmoatbridgebridgeturretturretMakeConnectionsLookatbothstories.Whatdidyoulearnaboutthepartsofacastle?TexttoText15FantasyFantasyisastorythathasmade-upcharacters,settings,orevents.WhattoLookforThebirdsinWhataNest!wearglasses,hats,andribbons.Theytalktoo.Realbirdsdonotwearglasses,hats,orribbons.Theyalsodonottalk.YourTurnPretendyouareabird.Thinkofaplacetobuildyournest.Whatwillyouusetomakeit?Drawapictureofyournest.Writeafewwordsaboutit.16FictionCharactersHowwouldyoudescribethebirdsinWhataNest!?SequenceofEventsWhatisthefirstthingthebirdsusetomakethenest?MakeConnectionsWhatotherstoryhaveyoureadwherethecharactersbuildsomething?LiteratureCircles
