RealisticFictionPAIREDREADPoetrybyKatharinePhilipsonillustratedbyLuanneMartenMelanie’sMissionMelanie’sMissionSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyMetaphorsVocabularyadventurous,courageous,extremely,weirdWordcount:1,226Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119013-3MHID:0-02-119013-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110byKatharinePhilipsonillustratedbyLuanneMartenPAIREDREADChapter1TheVisit..............................2Chapter2TheIdea..............................8Chapter3TheSurprise.........................12RespondtoReading.................16IntheLandofLions........17FocusonLiteraryElements..........20EssentialQuestionHowcanothersinspireus?Melanie’sMissionMelanie’sMissionChapter1TheVisitMelaniewanderedintothekitchen.“I’mbored,”shesaid.“Whydon’tyoutakethesemuffinsovertoMrs.OrtezwhileIfinishclearinguphere,andthenwe’llgoandplaysometennis,”suggestedMom.“Okay,Mom,butI’mwarningyou—you’vewonforthelasttime.Ican’tsingaswellasyou,butI’msureIcanbeatyouattennis!”2AsMelaniewentdownstairstoMrs.Ortez’sapartment,sheheardmusic.Itstoppedabruptlyaftersherangthebell.Ashorttimelater,Mrs.Ortezopenedthedoor.“Comein,Melanie,”shesaid,smilingandmovingherwalkeroutoftheway.“Howlovelytoseeyou.”“It’sokay,Mrs.Ortez.I’llcomeinanothertime,whenyouhaven’tgotvisitors.”“There’snooneelsehere,dear.”“That’sweird.I’msureIheardapianoplaying,”saidMelanie.3“Thatwasme,Melanie.WhenImovedintothisapartment,Ileftmypianowithmyson.Ididn’tthinkIwouldhaveroomforit.Anyway,myfingersdon’tworksowellanymore.However,ImisseditsomuchthatIaskedhimtosendit.Itarrivedyesterday.”Melanief...
