PlaygroundBuddybyPaulMasonillustratedbyGabrielleGrimardRealisticFictionPAIREDREADMakingaDifferenceSTRATEGIES&SKILLSComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:PointofViewVocabularyStrategyDefinitionsandRestatementsVocabularyassigned,generosity,gingerly,mature,organizations,residents,scattered,selectiveContentStandardsSocialStudiesCivics**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:1,246**ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119087-4MHID:0-02-119087-9PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionInwhatwayscanyouhelpyourcommunity?Chapter1“AnyVolunteers?”.....................2Chapter2DutyFirst.............................5Chapter3HeretoHelp..........................8Chapter4ABigThanks........................12RespondtoReading.................16MakingaDifference.........17FocusonLiteraryElements.........20PlaygroundBuddybyPaulMasonillustratedbyGabrielleGrimard“Ihaveexcitingnews,”announcedMrs.Wilderonemorning.“Theschoolislookingforvolunteerstotrainasplaygroundbuddies.”Sofialookedupfromherdrawingandwaitedforherteachertotellthemmore.“Playgroundbuddiesaretrainedtohelpotherkidsdealwithproblemsinschool,”explainedMrs.Wilder.“Isanyoneinterested?”Chapter1“AnyVolunteers?”2Sofia’shandshotintotheair.Sheenjoyedhelpingotherkids.SheglancedhopefullyatherfriendJade,butJadeshookherheadtoshowshewasn’tinterested.“That’sgreat,Sofia!”Mrs.Wildersaid,smiling.“Theywantmaturefifthgraderslikeyou.You’llbeassignedtwolunchtimesaweektopatroltheplayground.Yougettowearaspecialyellowvestsopeopleknowwh...
