PAIREDREADAHistoryofWashingTechnologyHistoricalFictionbySandyMcKayillustratedbySeituHaydenbySandyMcKayillustratedbySeituHaydenABetterWayABetterWaySTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:2,407**ComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:PointofViewVocabularyStrategySynonymsVocabularydecades,directing,engineering,gleamed,scouted,squirmed,technology,tinkeringContentStandardsScienceTechnologyCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118912-0MHID:0-02-118912-9PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1WashingDay..................................2Chapter2IroningDay...................................6Chapter3MotherBecomesSick..........................9Chapter4ASurpriseArrives............................12RespondtoReading..........................16AHistoryofWashingTechnology..17FocusonGenre..............................20EssentialQuestionHowdoinventionsandtechnologyaffectyourlife?bySandyMcKayillustratedbySeituHaydenbySandyMcKayillttdbSitHdABetterWayABetterWayCHAPTER1CHAPTER1WashingDayItwasabeautifulsummerday,andWendyWilsonwasdrawinginhernotebook.Shecouldhearhertwinsisters,MargaretandJune,playinghopscotch.Herbrother,Thomas,wasridinghisbike,andherfatherwasatworkintown.ItwasMonday,whichmeantitwaswashingday.Wendy’smothersprinkledsoapflakesintothelargewashtub.Thensheusedthepaddletomovethedirtyclothesbackandforthinthewater.Stirringtheclotheswashardwork,andittookalongtimeforthemtogetclean.Wendy’sgrandmother,meanwhile,wasrinsingclothesastheycameoutofthewashtubandbeforetheywere...
