PAIREDREADMakingaQuiltSquareRealisticFictionillustratedbyJillDubinbySarahHughesTheSTRATEGIES&SKILLS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:ThemeVocabularybefore,difficult,front,heard,nobody,push,tomorrow,yourPhonicsThree-letterblends:scr,spl,spr,str,thr,shrContentStandardsSocialStudiesCultureWordcount:274**ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119616-6MHID:0-02-119616-8PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110illustratedbyJillDubinbySarahHughesPAIREDREADEssentialQuestionWhattraditionsdoyouknowabout?GenreRealisticFictionMakingaQuiltSquare......13The“Leah,comeseethefamilyquilt,”saysMom.“Yourgreat-grandmastarteditlongago.“It’sfrombeforeIwasborn,”saysLeah.2“That’sright,”saysMom.“Timesweredifficultbackthen.Nobodyhadajob.Iheardthatgreat-grandmamadethisquiltwithclothscraps.”3“Thefrontofeachsquaretellsastory,”saysGrandma.“ThiswasourfirstTV.”“Itlooksfunny,”Leahsays.STOPANDCHECKWhatisLeahlookingat?4“Whatshouldweputonourfamily’ssquare?”asksMom.“Howaboutapictureofusplantingoursprucetree?”saysLeah.“Greatidea!”saysDad.5“Let’susethispicture,”saysLeah.“I’llhavetoshrinkittofit,”saysMom.6“I’llfindsomeclothforoursquaretomorrow,”saysMom.“It’sgettinglate.”“Aww,”saysLeah.STOPANDCHECKWhatwillgoonthenewquiltsquare?7Thenextmorning,Leahcan’twaittobegin.“I’llthreadtheneedleandsewthesquare,”saysGrandma.8“MayIhelp...
