1、PAIREDREADTaking Your Time Realistic FictionMaking Thingsby Marie Langley illustrated by Andrew BurdanProgram:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaGrade:6CV_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 2CV_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 215/02/12 3:18 PM15/02/12 3:18 PMSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAWord Co
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5、_118676.indd 215/02/12 3:19 PM15/02/12 3:19 PMPAIREDREADEssential Question What happens when people share ideas?Chapter 1Meeting the Neighbors .2Chapter 2We Want One,Too!.7Chapter 3Working Together.11Respond to Reading.16Taking Your Time.17Focus on Literary Elements .20Making Things sH Ha apap pppp
6、pepenenby Marie Langley illustrated by Andrew BurdanProgram:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 EPDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 1001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 115/02/12 3:21 PM15/02/12 3:21 PMFernando looked out the apartment window.Cars and people rushed o
7、n the streets below.Lights flashed.Horns blared.Everything was so different from his hometown in Mexico.He felt excited to be in a new country.Fernando turned around and saw his grandfather.He was sitting at the dining room table.Abuelo looked sad.“Dont you like our new home,Abuelo?”Fernando asked g
8、ently.Abuelo shrugged his shoulders.He said,“Quizs.Its nice for you and for your parents.But I miss my home and all my friends.”Fernandos mother hugged Abuelo.Mama said,“We are so glad that you decided to come with us.Things will get better.Youll see.”th e Neighbor sMee ti ng th e Neighbor sMMeeeen
9、nCha pter 1Cha pter 1Fernandograndfather mother2Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 2001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 215/02/12 3:21 PM15/02/12 3:21 PMAbuelo nodded and patted Mamas hand,but he still looked sad.Fernando
10、 thought about how much Abuelo had helped him over the years.Abuelo had taught him to swim.Abuelo had walked Fernando to school.Abuelo had taught him to make guacamole.Fernando wanted to help Abuelo now.He wanted to thank Abuelo for all his kindness.Within a few days,Fernando had begun to feel comfo
11、rtable living in his building.He chatted with the neighbors.He was surprised that many older people lived alone in this big city.In Mexico,grandparents,parents,and children often lived together in the same house,just like Fernandos family.One day,Fernando met Ms.Monroe.She was an older woman who liv
12、ed alone.Fernando offered to carry her shopping bags back to her apartment.Ms.Monroe thanked him.She handed two bags to Fernando,and he followed her into her apartment.3Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 EPDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 3001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W
13、1L50_E_118676.indd 315/02/12 3:21 PM15/02/12 3:21 PMFernando saw a violin on a chair in the living room.He asked Ms.Monroe if she played the violin.Ms.Monroe explained that many years ago,she played the violin in a string quartet.However,she did not play anymore.Fernando told Ms.Monroe that Abuelo u
14、sed to play the guitar.“Abuelo also doesnt play anymore,”Fernando said.Ms.Monroe nodded.She explained,“Its hard to find a reason to play when you are not part of a group.”Fernando replied,“I think Abuelo feels that way,too.”A violin is a direct object.What is the direct object in the next sentence?L
15、anguageDetectivedoorviolin4Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 4001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 415/02/12 3:21 PM15/02/12 3:21 PM After Fernando left Ms.Monroe,he met an elderly man.The mans eyes had a resemblance to A
16、buelos eyes.They were thoughtful and wise like Abuelos eyes.Fernando introduced himself and explained that he was new to the apartment building.The man introduced himself.His name was Manfred.Fernando asked Manfred,“Do you like living here?”Manfred explained that he had not lived in the apartment bu
17、ilding for very long.He looked sad.He sounded downhearted.Fernando thought about Abuelo,who was homesick for Mexico.Fernando asked,“Do you miss your last home?”Manfred responded that he missed the senior center.“Whats that?”Fernando asked.Manfred explained,“Its a place for senior citizens.It offers
18、classes and social events.Its a shame that there isnt one near here.”Fernando was deep in thought as he climbed the stairs to his apartment.5Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 5001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 515/02/1
19、2 3:21 PM15/02/12 3:21 PMSuddenly Fernando felt excited.He ran the rest of the way to his apartment.Fernando yelled,“Hola.”Then he ran into the kitchen to find Mama and Papa.Fernando told his parents about Manfred.He described what Manfred had said about the senior center.Fernando declared,“It would
20、 be great to have something like that in the neighborhood.Abuelo would have a place to make friends and have fun.”Mama agreed.“Maybe Abuelo could take English lessons there.He could improve his skills,and his life would be easier and more enjoyable,”she said.“Fernando,I like your idea of a local sen
21、ior center,”Papa said.“Lets talk about what we need to do.”“Maybe I dont want to go to a center for senior citizens!”Abuelo yelled grumpily from the other room.Mama shook her head and smiled.Fernando was busy thinking about his idea for the senior center.STOP AND CHECK Describe Ms.Monroe and Manfred
22、.6Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 6001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 615/02/12 3:21 PM15/02/12 3:21 PMOn Friday night,Fernando and his parents went to a party on the rooftop of their apartment building.The rooftop wa
23、s a hive of activity.The residents smiled and waved at each other as they chatted with their neighbors.Mama and Papa took guacamole and chips to the refreshments table.Abuelo felt shy.He stayed by the entrance.Fernando stayed beside Abuelo and observed the party.Then Fernando saw Manfred.Fernando pu
24、lled Abuelo over to meet Manfred.“Hi,Manfred.I would like you to meet my grandfather.”Fernando introduced Abuelo.“Hola.Cmo est usted?”Manfred said to Abuelo.“Muy bien,gracias,”Abuelo said.He smiled and shook Manfreds hand.Fernando was surprised to hear Manfred speak Spanish.Soon Abuelo and Manfred w
25、ere busy talking together in Spanish.t One,Too!We Wan t One,Too!WWe eWWWananCha pter 2Cha pter 2 Took is a transitive verb.Find another transitive verb on this page.LanguageDetective7Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 7001_009
26、_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 715/02/12 3:21 PM15/02/12 3:21 PM rooftoprefreshmentscrowd8Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 8001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 815/02/12 3:21 PM15/02/12 3:21 PMFernando realized that
27、the party was a fantastic opportunity to talk to people about a local senior center.He weaved his way through the crowd and saw Ms.Monroe.He asked for her opinion.Ms.Monroe liked his idea,but she thought it might be too much work and would cost a lot of money.Fernando felt disappointed.Then Papa tal
28、ked to him.“Fernando,you must not feel that your idea is falling on fallow ground.”Papa stressed that people were interested in Fernandos idea,but they did not know how to make the idea happen.Fernando decided that he would not give up.Then Papa remembered a senior center he had seen.Papa said that
29、he could visit the center and get some information.“Great,Papa!”exclaimed Fernando.“Please find out all you can.”Papa promised to help.In Other Words moved through.En espaol,weaved his way quiere decir evadir o meterse entre.9Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50001_00
30、9_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 9001_009_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 915/02/12 3:21 PM15/02/12 3:21 PMWhen Fernando arrived home from school on Monday,Manfred was visiting with Abuelo.Fernando heard them talking and laughing.Mama invited Manfred to join their family for dinner.That evening,P
31、apa described his visit to the senior center.“The director of the center was very helpful.He was a fountain of information.He told me how the center was created and organized.”Papa reported on the courses and support services that the center offered.Fernando was enthralled.He was positive that the n
32、eighbors would enjoy a senior center.Fernando asked Papa lots of questions.Manfred smiled and shook his head in wonder.He was amazed at Fernandos insight into the buildings residents.And he admired Fernandos commitment.Manfred declared,“Ill help you create a senior center.”“S,lets all help!”Abuelo a
33、greed.friends What happened at the party?STOP AND CHECK10Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50010_016_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 10010_016_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 1015/02/12 3:22 PM15/02/12 3:22 PM g Togeth er Wor kin g Togeth er WWorork k kCha pter 3Cha
34、 pter 3Manfreds apartment was filled to capacity.All the elderly residents in the apartment building had come to discuss Fernandos idea.Fernando passed out copies of a summary Mama had typed.The summary contained information on how to set up a senior center.Fernando asked the elderly residents for t
35、heir ideas.Soon everyone was contributing.One woman stated,“Id like computer classes so I can learn to email my grandchildren.”Another woman wanted a practice room to play the trombone.Ms.Monroe agreed.She wanted a room to play the violin.Then Abuelo stood up.He was very nervous.Abuelo said,“I would
36、 like to learn better English.”He sat down quickly.He was embarrassed,but he did not need to be timid about his idea.A Japanese man and a Turkish woman agreed with Abuelo.They wanted to learn English,too.11Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50010_016_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50
37、_E_118676.indd 11010_016_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 1115/02/12 3:22 PM15/02/12 3:22 PMThe residents decided to establish an action group to promote Fernandos idea.Manfred explained that the group needed other people to support them.“The more the merrier,”he said.Ms.Monroe suggested that the gr
38、oup write a petition and post the copies at the library.Lots of people would see the petition and sign it.Manfred agreed.“That is a great idea.Lets create posters and pamphlets too.And we should tell all our friends!”In Other Words having lots of people work together makes things more enjoyable.En e
39、spaol,the more the merrier quiere decir mientras ms mejor.speaker12Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50010_016_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 12010_016_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 1215/02/12 3:22 PM15/02/12 3:22 PM Fernandos determination had spread.Everyone wa
40、nted to help.Many more people heard about Fernandos idea over the next few weeks.They wanted to become involved.Many of the residents had lots of skills.Ms.Monroe was good at convincing people to sign the petition.Every day,she spent many hours talking to people about why a local senior center would
41、 be good for the community.People made lots of suggestions and wanted to contribute.Some people promised to donate furniture and other items.Some people wanted to sign up for classes.“We need a building,”said Abuelo.Ms.Monroe remembered that she had seen a vacant building on the next block.A health
42、center had moved to a new building.The vacant building could be the perfect place for the senior center.Manfred proposed that it was time for the action group to present their plan to City Hall.Everyone in the group agreed.13Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50010_016
43、_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 13010_016_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 1315/02/12 3:22 PM15/02/12 3:22 PMDays later,Manfred,Abuelo,Ms.Monroe,and Fernando went to City Hall.They had an appointment with an official.While they waited to meet the official,Abuelo said,“We would not have come this f
44、ar without Fernando.”He squeezed Fernandos hand.At the meeting,the group explained their proposal to the official.They presented the petition.Fernando explained how they had plans for regulation fire doors for the new building.The official was impressed.She said,“I can see that you have thought abou
45、t this carefully.I am sure that we can negotiate a way to create a senior center in your neighborhood.”officialhandProgram:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:5014010_016_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 14010_016_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 1415/02/12 3:22 PM15/02/12 3:22
46、 PM One year later,the senior center was finally ready to open.The city official,Fernando and his family,and a crowd of people from the neighborhood came to celebrate.Manfred planned to teach the English class at the senior center.He had taught language classes at a high school.Abuelo teased Manfred
47、,“I will be your first senior student,Seor.”Manfred joked,“Very well,but there will be no unseemly behavior in my class!”Fernando stood with Mama and Papa.He thought about how hard Abuelo and the other people had worked.Fernando felt proud.Then Manfred announced to everyone that Fernando would cut t
48、he official opening ribbon.Manfred said,“Fernando shared his idea,and look what we have achieved!”Fernando cut the ribbon with a giant pair of scissors.He felt very proud when everyone cheered.He saw Mama and Papa clapping,he saw Manfred and Ms.Monroe cheering,and he saw Abuelo cheering and looking
49、happy.scissorsribbonSTOP AND CHECKWhat did the action group achieve?15Program:CR 14Component:LRG6 U3 W1 E PDFVendor:Learning MediaLevel:50010_016_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 15010_016_CR14_LR_G6_U3W1L50_E_118676.indd 1515/02/12 3:22 PM15/02/12 3:22 PMSummarizeUse important details from Making T
50、hings Happen to summarize what you learned about what happens when people share ideas.Use the graphic organizer to help you.Text Evidence1.What features of Making Things Happen tell you it s realistic fiction?GENRE 2.What key event makes Fernando realize something important?How does this event demon