x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%RealisticFictionPAIREDREADPoetryπ-%x+π-%x+π-%x+πx+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%byPaulMasonillustratedbyGervasioBenitezSTRATEGIES&SKILLSComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyConnotationandDenotationVocabularyattain,dangling,hovering,triumphELLVocabularydistrict,strugglingWordCount:1,373ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119176-5MHID:0-02-119176-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM171615141312PAIREDREADChapter1MathTeam...............................2Chapter2Practice..................................6Chapter3TheCompetition........................10Chapter4“WeHaveaWinner”....................13RespondtoReading....................16RunningtheRace...............17FocusonLiteraryElements.............20EssentialQuestionHowdowriterslookatsuccessindifferentways?byPaulMasonillustratedbyGervasioBenitezx+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+πx+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%x+π-%CHAPTER1Acrowdofstudentswerehoveringaroundthebulletinboard.Mr.NelsonhadpostedthelistofstudentswhowouldcompeteinthedistrictmathcompetitionforParksideElementary.Keishafoundhernameonthelist.HerbestfriendAbby’snamewasonthelist,too.Keishashouted,“Yeah!We’rebothonthemathteam!”Abbydidn’tlookveryhappy.Keishaaskedher,“What’swrong?”Abbysaid,“Mathisreallydifficultformerightnow.”Theybegantowalktothecafeteria.Keishasaid,“Howisthatpossible?YougotanAonthelastmathassignment.”backpacklistbulletinboardKeisha2Abbyreplied,“That’sbecauseIspenthoursworkingontheassignment.Iworkedoniteverynightforaweek.Mathisn’teasynow.Idon’twanttobeonthemathteamanymore.”KeishaandAbbycarriedtheirl...
