FictionPAIREDREADPoetryAHikeintheWoodsbyBetsyHebertillustratedbyLuanneMartenSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:ThemePhonicsr-controlledvowels/âr/:are,air,ear,ereVocabularyStrategySimilesVocabularydrops,excite,outdoors,paleWordcount:443Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118978-6MHID:0-02-118978-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC171615141312PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionWhatexcitesusaboutnature?GenreFictionChapter1Waiting..........................2Chapter2APlan..........................6Chapter3Hiking..........................10RespondtoReading...............16Poetry:TheWoods.........17FocusonLiteraryElements........20byBetsyHebertillustratedbyLuanneMartenAHikeintheWoodsWiting“Ican’twaitforJefftogethere!”Leesaid.Helookedoutthewindow.Jeffwascomingoverforthefirsttime.Leehadagreatplanfortheday.2“Heshouldbeheresoon!”Lee’smomcalled.LeecouldnotwaittoshowJeffthewoodsbyhishouse.Thetreesweretallandbare.Itwaswinter,somostofthemhadlosttheirleaves.3Leelovedhikinginthewinterwoods.Thepalebranchesweresopretty.HeknewJeffwouldlikethewoodstoo.4Leeheardacardoorshut.Jeffwasoutside.“Mom,”Leecalled.“Jeffishere!”STOPANDCHECKWhyisLeeexcited?5Rightaway,theboysranuptoLee’sroom.“Youhavelotsofgames!”Jeffsaid.“Whichoneshouldweplayfirst?”“We’regoingtodosomethingmorefunthangames,”Leesaid.“Cool!What?”Jeffasked.APln6“We’regoingtohikeinthewoodswithmydad,”Leesaid.Hepointedoutthewindow.“Thereisacreeknearhere.DadandImadeatrailtoitlastyear.Wecanhiketheretoday.”7Jeffwasquietashelookedoutthewindow.“I’veneverbeeninthewoodsbefore,”hefinallysaid.“Itdoesn’tsoundlikefun.”8“Butyoushouldtryit!”Leesaid...
