PAIREDREADHistoricalFictionInSearchofaBetterLifeDancebyPaulMasonbybPaPulMaMsonillustratedbyJorgeSantillanilandSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyHomophonesVocabularydepicts,detested,discarded,eldest,ignored,obedience,refuge,treacherousContentStandardsSocialStudiesHistory**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118921-2MHID:0-02-118921-8PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110WordCount:2,455**PAIREDREADChapter1ANewHome................................2Chapter2PreciousMusic...............................5Chapter3O’Hare’sTheater.............................9Chapter4HeretoStay................................12RespondtoReading........................16InSearchofaBetterLife........17FocusonLiteraryElements.................20EssentialQuestionWhyisitimportanttokeeparecordofthepast?andDancebyPaulMasonillustratedbyJorgeSantillanThefamilymadetheirwayalongthecrowdedBostoncitystreet,theirbacksbentoverwiththeweightoftheirbelongings.PatrickCavanaughstruggledtokeepupwithhisparentsbecausehekeptstoppingtostareatthebuildings.He’dneverseenanythinglikethembefore.IntheirvillageinIreland,thetallestbuildingwastheclocktower,butthesehugebuildingswereatleasttwiceastall.Patrickfelttiny.“Patrick,willyoukeepup,please!”hisfather,Donal,calledfromfartherupthestreet.Showingobediencetohisfather,Patrickhurriedtocatchup.Patrick’smother,Mary,smiledathim.“Comeon,Patrick,we’llsoonseeournewhome.”“Okay,”Patrickrepliedashewalkedalittlefaster.Afterhavingtoendu...
