FolktalePAIREDREADPoetry/SongretoldbyAmyHelferillustratedbyEthanLongTheMagicTheMagicPaintbrushPaintbrushSTRATEGIES&SKILLSWordcount:202ComprehensionStrategy:MakeandConfirmPredictionsSkill:CauseandEffectHigh-FrequencyWordsany,from,happy,once,so,uponPhonicsSoftc;softg,dgeACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119700-2MHID:0-02-119700-8PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312PAIREDREADWorkingTogether..........17PAIREDREADPoetry/Song:Wanted:AFriend..13EssentialQuestionWhatisafolktale?GenreFolktaleretoldbyAmyHelferillustratedbyEthanLongTheMagicTheMagicPaintbrushPaintbrushOnceuponatime,therewasagirlnamedLin-Lin.Shewantedapaintbrush.paintbrushLin-Linpaintings2Oneday,Lin-Linwakesup.Sheseesapaintbrushonherbed.Shesays,“Isitamagicpaintbrush?”bed3Lin-Linpaintsanorange.Theorangebecomesreal!Thepaintbrushcanmakepicturesreal!orange4Peoplecomefromfaraway.TheyaskLin-Linforhelp.Lin-Linpaintswhattheyneed.rainrice5AmannamedChangtakesthepaintbrush.Hesays,“Iwillberichandhappy!”Changrooster6First,Changpaintsarobe.Thenhepaintsgold.Boththingsbecomereal.goldrobe7ButChangisnothappy.Hesays,“Iwanttoswim.”8Changtakesthegoldwithhim.Thenhewalkstothesea.sea9Changcannotswim.Thegoldissoheavy!Lin-Linasksamaninaboattohelp.boat10Changsays,“Takeyourpaintbrush,Lin-Lin.Idon’tneedanygold.Ijustneedafriendlikeyou.”11RetellUsethecharttohelpyouretellTheMagicPaintbrush.TextEvidence1.Lookatpage5.WhydopeopleaskLin-Linforhelp?CauseandEffect2.Lookatpage10.Whycan’tChangswim?CauseandEffect3.Whatdoesthisfolktaleteachreaders?GenreRetellTextEvidenceCauseEffect12KerenSu/ChinaSpan/GettyImagesCompareTextsReadaboutmakingnewfriends.GenrePoetry/SongbyJuliaJakesAFriendAFriend13Exactostock/SuperStockIwantafriend.HowcanIgetone?Iaskmymom,ShesaysImustbeone.Dadtellsmethis,“It’snotarace.”NextGrandmasays,“Putasmileonyourface.”14Jupiterimages/FoodPix/GettyImagesJustbemyselfIswhatIwilldo.AndsoonIwillhaveafriendortwo!MakeConnectionsWhatdidChanglearnaboutfriends?Whatdidthechildinthepoemlearn?TexttoText15FolktaleAfolktaleisastorybasedontraditions.Afolktaleoftenteachesalesson.Theeventsinthestoryarenotreal.WhattoLookforInTheMagicPaintbrush,Changlearnsthatfriendsaremoreimportantthangold.Thisisalesson.Thepaintbrushismagic.Paintbrushesarenotmagicinreallife.YourTurnThinkaboutthelessonthatChanglearnsinthisstory.Drawapicturethatshowswhathelearns.Shareyourpicturewiththeclass.16LiteratureCirclesFictionCharactersWhydidLin-LinhelpChang?WhatwasChanglikeatthebeginningofthestory?Whatwashelikeattheend?PlotWhydidpeoplecometoseeLin-Lin?HowdidLin-Linhelpthem?SequenceofEventsWhatdidChangpaintfirst?Whatdidhepaintnext?
