TheMightyHuntergygyygPAIREDREADAGreatTraditionRealisticFictionbyPaulMasonillustratedbySeanO’NeillDragonsontheWaterSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:SequenceVocabularyStrategySentenceCluesVocabularycelebrate,courage,disappointment,precious,pride,remind,symbol,traditionContentStandardSocialStudiesCultureWordcount:1,390****Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118818-5MHID:0-02-118818-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionWhatcantraditionsteachyouaboutcultures?Chapter1AtChang’sHouse.....................2Chapter2DragonsandBoats....................5Chapter3ReadytoRace........................9Chapter4AndThey’reOff!.....................12RespondtoReading.................16AGreatTradition............17FocusonSocialStudies.............20byPaulMasonillustratedbySeanO’NeillDragonsontheWaterChapter1AtChang’sHouseTheboysracedupChang’sdrivewaywiththeirschoolbagsdanglingfromtheirbacks.Thewheelsoftheirskateboardsmadetheonlysoundinthequietstreet.“Iledalltheway,”Joesaid,kickinguphisboard.“Yeah,right,”Changrepliedwithalaugh.“Momisstillcatchingup.”2Theboysdumpedtheirthingsinthehallway,andChangwenttosayhellotohisdog,Pepper.JoelikedcomingovertoChang’shousebecauseitwasverydifferentfromhishome.Itwasalwaysentertaining.JoewalkedintothedenwhereChang’sgrandfatherwassittingonthesofawithaphotoalbumopenonhislap.“Hi,Joe,howareyoutoday?”Chang’sgrandfatherasked.“I’mfine,Mr.Liu,”Joereplied.“Whatareyoulookingat?”Joepointedatafad...
