FictionPAIREDREADPoetrybyAnitaRodriguezillustratedbyRuthFlaniganAlice’sAlice’sNewPetNewPetSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:KeyDetailsPhonicsThree-letterblends:scr,spr,str,thr,spl,shrVocabularyStrategyMultiple-MeaningWordsVocabularybehave,express,feathers,flappingWordcount:750Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119030-0MHID:0-02-119030-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC171615141312byAnitaRodriguezillustratedbyRuthFlaniganAlice’sAlice’sNewPetNewPetPAIREDREADEssentialQuestionWhatdoweloveaboutanimals?GenreFictionChapter1AKitten?.........................2Chapter2ABird?..........................5Chapter3ABug!..........................10RespondtoReading...............16Poetry:BabyJoey..........17FocusonLiteraryElements.......20Chapter1AKitten?Aliceclearedherthroat.Hermomwassprawledonthesofa.Shewaslostinabook.“Mom,Ineedapet,”Alicesaid.Hermotherbarelylookedup.Theyhadbeenthroughthisbefore.“Youneedone?”“Yes,soIcandomyhomework,”Alicesaid.2“Really?”Momsatup.Shelookedamused.“Justwheredoyouthinkwe’llfindapetthatcandosecond-grademath?”Alicegroaned.ShelikedMom’sjokes,butthiswasserious.“Ineedtowriteapoemaboutananimal,”Aliceexplained.“Ican’tusepicturesorbooks.Ihavetowatchitmove,sleep,andeat.Ineedtoseehowitlives.Soweshouldadoptakitten!”Alicereallywantedakitten.3MomignoredAlice’srequestforakitten.“Butyoucanwriteaboutanyanimal,right?”sheasked.“Yes,ifIcanwatchitlongenoughtowriteaboutit,”Alicesaid.“Howaboutapoemaboutabird?”Mompointedoutthewindow.4Chapter2ABird?Aplumprobinsatonatelephonewire.Ittuckeditsheadunderabrownwing.Alicenoticedbrightorangefeathersonitschest.Thetinybeakwasadul...
