FictionPAIREDREADEclipsesbyLorettaWilcoxillustratedbyDamianWardSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.Wordcount:911**ComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:SequencePhonicsLongi:i,y,igh,ieVocabularyStrategyCompoundWordsVocabularyadventure,delighted,dreamed,enjoy(ed),grumbled,moonlight,neighbor,nighttimeContentStandardsScienceEarthandSpaceScienceCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,inclu8ding,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118893-2MHID:0-02-118893-9PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312PAIREDREADChapter1ClassTrip.............................2Chapter2TheSkyShow........................7Chapter3BacktoEarth........................12RespondtoReading.................16Eclipses.....................17FocusonLiteraryElements..........20EssentialQuestionWhatcanweseeinthesky?byLorettaWilcoxillustratedbyDamianWardShadowsintheintheSkyChapter1EclipseSkyShowTODAYClssTripp“Thisway.”Mr.Washingtonwavedtohissecond-gradeclass.Thestudentswerelininguptogoinsidetheplanetarium.MalikwaitedforJamal.Asusual,Jamalwasthelastoneoffthebus.MalikwasJamal’sneighbor.Theywerealsobestfriends.ButMalikdidnotenjoywaitingforJamal.Helikedbeingfirst.2“Whydoeseverythingalwaystakeyousolong?”Malikgrumbled.“Unlikeyou,Iwaitmyturn,”Jamalsaid.Mr.Washingtonwaswaitinginsidewhentheboysfinallycaughtup.“Wehaveanhourbeforetheskyshowbegins,”hetoldtheclass.3Mr.Washingtoncontinuedspeaking.“Untilthen,youcanlookattheexhibitsinpairs.Havefun,”headded,“butnottoomuchfun.”HelookeddirectlyatJamalandMalik.“Whyishelookingatus?”MalikaskedJamalnervously.4“Becauseonourclasstriptothez...
