RealisticFictionPAIREDREADDiwaliARowARowofofLampsLampsbyPaulMasonillustratedbyCarolineHuSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:SequenceVocabularyStrategySentenceCluesVocabularycelebrate,courage,disappointment,precious,pride,remind,symbol,traditionContentStandardSocialStudiesCultureWordcount:893****Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118965-6MHID:0-02-118965-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110EssentialQuestionWhatcantraditionsteachyouaboutcultures?GenreRealisticFictionPAIREDREADChapter1SomethingSpecial....................2Chapter2LightandDark.......................6Chapter3AnInvitation.........................9Chapter4LookingattheLights................13RespondtoReading.................16Diwali......................17FocusonSocialStudies.............20byPaulMason•illustratedbyCarolineHuARowARowofofLampsLampsChapter1SomethingSpecialItwasart—myfavoriteclassoftheweek.Mrs.Joneshadaskedustodrawsomethingthatwasreallyprecioustous.Iguessedshemeantsomethingthatwasspecial.IwantedtoaskherwhatshemeantbutIdidn’tsayanything.I’donlybeenatschoolforafewweeks.Beingthenewkidinclasscanbedifficult.Ijustputmyheaddownandstarteddrawing.2Mia,thegirlsittingnexttome,leanedoverandstaredatthepatternIwasdrawing.“That’sacooldesign,Anjali,”shesaid.“I’veneverseenanythinglikethatbefore.”Ismiledandnodded,butdidn’tsayanything.“Ireallylikethebrightcolorsandtheshapes,”saidMia.3“Thanks,”Isaidquietly.“It’scalledRangoli.It’sasymbolwedrawtocelebrateDiwali.”“Di-wha...
