ThePromiseofGoldMountainHistoricalFictionbyEmmaTurner◆illustratedbyNicoleWongPAIREDREADGoldinCalifornia!HistoricalFictionSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategySimilesVocabularyarrived,immigrate,inspected,moment,opportunities,photographs,valuable,whisperedContentStandardsSocialStudiesGeography/HistoryWordcount:1,014**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118801-7MHID:0-02-118801-7PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1FromChinatoGumSan.............2Chapter2AttheGoldfields.....................6Chapter3NewOpportunities..................10Chapter4AloneinAmerica...................13RespondtoReading.................16GoldinCalifornia!..........17FocusonGenre.....................20byEmmaTurner◆illustratedbyNicoleWongEssentialQuestionWhydopeopleimmigratetonewplaces?GenreHistoricalFictionThePromiseofGoldMountainChapter1FromChinatoGumSanMynameisWaiMing,andthisisthestoryofwhyIcametoAmerica.IwasborninasmallvillageinChina.Myparentswerepoorfarmers.Theyworkedhard,buttheirlivesweredifficult.Sometimeswedidn’thaveenoughtofoodtoeat.2Oneday,excitingnewsreachedourvillage.“Guesswhat!”mysistersaid.“GoldhasbeendiscoveredinaplacecalledCalifornia!”Soon,IbegantodreamoftravelingtoGumSan,orGoldMountain,tomakemyfortune.IfIstruckitrich,allmyfamily’sproblemswouldbesolved!Icouldseethatmyparentswereworried.ButtheydidnotmakemestayinChina.3Itallhappenedveryquickly.Sixweekslater,IwasonashipheadedforCalifornia.“Howoldareyou?”a...
