PAIREDREADRealisticFictionPoetrybyPaulMasonillustratedbyCarlosAonSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:PointofViewVocabularyStrategyFigurativeLanguageVocabularybrittle,creative,descriptive,outstretchedWordCount:999Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119085-0MHID:0-02-119085-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1AtCamp.............................2Chapter2OnTarget............................4Chapter3ACryintheValley...................8Chapter4TheKilldeer..........................12RespondtoReading.................16BrokenWing,Rat,Seal......17FocusonGenre.....................20EssentialQuestionHowarewritersinspiredbyanimals?byPaulMasonillustratedbyCarlosAonChapter1Thescoutleaderfinishedassigningthedifferentdenstotentsandthentoldthescoutstogetsettledin.Theboysgrabbedtheirbackpacksandrandowntothecampsite.CarlosandhisfriendLoganquicklyfoundtheTigerden’stent.“Mine,”Carlossaid,flinginghimselfontooneofthecots.2Loganstaredoutattheforestthatsurroundedthefieldlikeawalloftrees.“Ihopethereareplentyofinsectsoutthere.Ineedtofindafewmorespeciesformyinsectstudybadge.”“Natureisnicetolookat,”saidCarlos,“butifyoucan’tthrowit,dribbleit,orscorepointswithit,I’mnotinterested.”Loganchuckled.“Well,we’rehikingthenaturetrailthisafternoon.Youmightchangeyourmind.”Carlosshruggedandputhisthingsaway.“Ican’twaittogetontothearcheryrange,”hesaid.STOPANDCHECKHowdoesLoganfeelaboutbeingintheforest?3Carlosdrewanotherarrowfromhisquiver.Heclickedthegrooveattheendofitintoplaceonthestring.Heraisedthebow,pulledbackonthestring,andtookaimatthetargetacrossthefield.Hisarmstrembledas...
