PAIREDREADFictionDirt!illustratedbyGeorgeUlrichbyYolandaGarciaSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:Make,Confirm,RevisePredictionsSkill:ProblemandSolutionPhonicsVariantvowelspellingswithdigraphs:a,aw,au,augh,al,oughVocabularyStrategyHomophonesVocabularycurious,distance,Earthresources,enormous,gently,proudly,rarely,supplyContentStandardsScienceEarthandSpaceScienceWordcount:992**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119044-7MHID:0-02-119044-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312PAIREDREADChapter1BadNews........................2Chapter2WonderfulMemories...............7Chapter3SaveOurTree.....................12RespondtoReading...............16Dirt!......................17FocusonScience...........20EssentialQuestionHowcanweprotectEarth?GenreFictionbyYolandaGarciaillustratedbyGeorgeUlrich“Ourtreehouseisalmostcomplete!”Jenexclaimed,lookingatthetree.“Yeah!Wejustneedtofinishtheladderanditwillbedone!”saidAlex.JenandAlexhadbeenworkinghardontheirtreehouse.Theycouldn’twaitforittobefinished.“Let’sfinishtomorrow.Ihavetogoinsideandfinishmyhomework,”Alexsaid.Chapter1BadNews2“Jen!Alex!Timetocomeinside!”theirmothercalled.“Mom!Checkoutourtreehouse!”Jenshouted.Momcameouttotakealook.“Doesn’titlookgreat?”Alexadded.”Itlookswonderful,kids!Butitwillgetdarksoon.Youbothneedtofinishyourhomeworkbeforedinner,”Momsaid.3Theysettleddownatthediningroomtable.Jendidhermathhomework.Alexwaswritingabookreport.EverybodywasbusyastheSunslowlywentdown.JustasJenandAlexfinisheduptheirhom...
