PAIREDREADPoetryRealisticFictionSavingbyDianaNoonanillustratedbyAlfieGallagherbyDianaNoonanSnowdropSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyMetaphorsVocabularygobble,individuality,mist,rootsWordCount:2,547Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118924-3MHID:0-02-118924-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionWhatshapesaperson’sidentity?Chapter1FlyingtotheRescue...........................2Chapter2RiseandShine................................6Chapter3SecondChance................................9RespondtoReading..........................16ICanDoIt!.......................17FocusonLiteraryElements...................20SavingbyDianaNoonanillustratedbyAlfieGallagherbyDianaNoonanSnowdrop“Fivehours,”groanedChloe,exasperatedatthethoughtofsittinginthecarforthatlong.Itwastoohorribletoevencontemplate.UncleBenjaminjustsmiled.“You’retheonewhowantedtocomewithmeonthistrip,”heremindedher.“Takealookoutthewindowatthosebeautifulmountains.”Chloesighed.Themountainswentonforever,alongwithfieldafterfieldofgrass.Howwasshegoingtomanagehoursofdoingnothingbutlookingoutthewindow?“Idowanttomeetmycousins,”shesaid,“andIreallywanttospendaweekonafarm,butfivehours!”“Justthinkofallthosecuteanimalsyou’llgettobearound,”saidheruncle.“Isn’tthatworthallthetraveling?”Chloehadtoadmitthatshecouldn’twaittohelpoutwiththefarmanimals,especiallybecausehercousinsoftene-mailedwithadventurousstoriesaboutridingtheirhorses.Chloedidn’thaveanypetsathomebecauseherparentssaiditwasn’tfairtokeeptheminanapartmentbuilding.“Youknow,UncleBenjamin,”shesaid,“theonlyfarmanimalsI’veevert...
