PAIREDREADWhatIsaTaco?RealisticFictionbySarahHughesillustratedbyAnthonyLewisSTRATEGIES&SKILLS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:ThemeVocabularybefore,difficult,front,heard,nobody,push,tomorrow,yourELLVocabularyculture,sharePhonicsThree-letterblends:scr,spl,spr,str,thr,shrContentStandardsSocialStudiesCultureWordcount:282**ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119519-0MHID:0-02-119519-6PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312bySarahHughesillustratedbyAnthonyLewisPAIREDREADEssentialQuestionWhattraditionsdoyouknowabout?GenreRealisticFictionChapter1AllAboutLatkes..................2Chapter2MakingLatkes....................6Chapter3SharingCultures.................10RespondtoReading.............12WhatIsaTaco?...........13FocusonGenre.................16Dadopenedthefrontdoor.Samwasheretosleepover!Emmasaid,“Hi,Sam!Whatdoyouhave?”Samsaid,“It’sbread.MymomandImadeit.Wecaneatittomorrow.”Emmastayovernight.Enespañol:quedarseadormir.DadopenedCHAPTER1AllAboutLatkes2Emmasaid,“Thanks!Wearegoingtomakelatkestonight.”Samsaid,“Canyousaythewordagain?Ihavenothearditbefore.”Emmatoldher,“Wesaylot-kuh,butsomepeoplesaylot-key.”Sam3Samasked,“Howdoyoumakelatkes?”Emmasaid,“Weusepotatoes,onions,oil,eggs,andothergoodthings.Latkesaresoyummy!”potatoonionsaproneggsoilFlourOil4Samsaid,“MaybeI’lltasteone!”Momsaid,“Goodidea.Hereisyourapron.”STO...