RealisticFictionPAIREDREADPoetrybyKatharinePhilipsonillustratedbyLuanneMartenMelanie’sMissionMelanie’sMissionSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyMetaphorsELLVocabularychallenge,painfulVocabularyadventurous,courageous,extremely,weirdWordcount:809Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119285-4MHID:0-02-119285-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110byKatharinePhilipsonillustratedbyLuanneMartenPAIREDREADChapter1TheVisit..............................2Chapter2TheIdea..............................8Chapter3TheSurprise.........................12RespondtoReading.................16IntheLandofLions........17FocusonLiteraryElements..........20EssentialQuestionHowcanothersinspireus?Melanie’sMissionMelanie’sMissionChapter1TheVisitMelaniewentintothekitchen.“I’mbored,”shesaid.Momsaid,“PleasetakethesemuffinstoMrs.Ortez.Thenwe’llgoandplaysometennis.”Melaniesaid,“Okay,Mom,butyouhavebeatenmeattennisforthelasttime.Imightnotbeabletosingwell,butIamsureIcanbeatyouattennis!”muffinsMomMelanie2MelaniewenttoMrs.Ortez’sapartment.Sheheardmusic,butitstoppedwhensherangthebell.Mrs.Ortezopenedthedoor.“Comein,Melanie,”Mrs.Ortezsaid,smiling.Melaniesaid,“It’sokay,Mrs.Ortez.I’llcomelater,whenyouhaven’tgotvisitors.”“There’snooneelsehere,dear,”saidMrs.Ortez.Melaniesaid,“That’sweird.Iheardmusic.”Wentisthepasttenseoftheirregularverbtogo.Whatisthethirdpersonsingularpresenttenseofgo?LanguageDetectiveMrs.Ortez3“Iwastheonewhowasplayingthepiano,Melanie,”saidMrs.Ortez.“Igavemypianotomysonbecausemyfingersaretoostifftoplaywell.ButImissedmypiano,somysonsentittome.”MelanieandMrs.Ortez...
