Wonders READING/WRITING COMPANION 2.1

NEW EDITION

Grade 2 • Unit 1

McGraw Hill

9 789814 923675

READING/WRITING COMPANION

CYAN MAG YELO BLACK BLUE

ISBN: 978-981-4923-67-5

PHX MAC #1448246 03/02/18

READING/WRITING COMPANION 2.1

UNIT 1

NEW EDITION

my.mheducation.com

Cover: Nathan Love, Erwin Madrid

my.mheducation.com

Wonders New Edition Reading/Writing Companion Grade 2 Unit 1 Adaptation Copyright © 2022 by McGraw-Hill Education (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Published by arrangement with McGraw Hill LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS BOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL, INCLUDING PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING OR BY INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS, WITHOUT PERMISSION IN WRITING FROM MCGRAW HILL. Adapted from Reading Wonders Reading/Writing Companion Grade 2 Unit 1 Original ISBN: 978-0-07-901848-9 Original MHID: 0-07-901848-3 Send all inquiries to: McGraw-Hill Education 1 International Business Park #01-15A The Synergy, Singapore 609917 When ordering this title, please use ISBN: 978-981-4923-67-5 Printed in Korea 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Artec 26 25 24 23 22 21

s r e d n o W o t e m o c l e W Read exciting Literature, Science, and Social Studies texts!

L E ARN about the world around you!

T H INK , SPE AK , and W RI TE about genres!

CO L L AB ORAT E in discussion and inquiry!

my.mheducation.com Use your student login to read core texts, practice grammar and spelling, explore research projects and more!

(c) Takayuki Maekawa/The Image Bank/Getty Images; (bl) ESB Professional/Shutterstock.com; (bc) McGraw-Hill Education; (br) vipman/Shutterstock.com

E X P RE SS yourself!

SOCIA

GENRE STUDY 1 REALISTIC FICTION Key Concept: Families Around the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vocabulary

SHARED READ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

SHARED READ Maria Celebrates Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Comprehension Strategy: Visualize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Genre Study: Realistic Fiction [Beginning, Middle, End]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting, Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Respond to Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Vocabulary Strategy: Inflectional Endings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Research and Inquiry: Internet Search Using Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Vocabulary

PAIRED READ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22

PAIRED READ A Look at Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Grammar: Statements and Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Grammar: Commands and Exclamations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Make Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Research and Inquiry: Present Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Janet Broxon

Genre Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

iv iv

Digital Tools Find this eBook and other resources at: my.mheducation.com

TU L S DI

ES

1

UNIT

GENRE STUDY 2 FANTASY Key Concept: Friends Help Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Vocabulary

SHARED READ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46

SHARED READ Little Flap Learns to Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Comprehension Strategy: Visualize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Genre Study: Fantasy [Use Illustrations]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Comprehension Skill: Key Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Respond to Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Research and Inquiry: Ask Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Vocabulary

PAIRED READ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

64

PAIRED READ The Enormous Turnip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Grammar: Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Grammar: Predicates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Make Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Research and Inquiry: Present Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Tim Beaumont

Genre Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

v

GENRE STUDY 3 NARRATIVE NONFICTION

S

1

UNIT

Key Concept: Animals Need Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Vocabulary

SHARED READ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

86

SHARED READ Taking Care of Pepper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Genre Study: Narrative Nonfiction [Photos and Captions] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Comprehension Skill: Key Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Respond to Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Research and Inquiry: Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Vocabulary

PAIRED READ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

104

PAIRED READ Animal Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Grammar: Expanding and Combining Sentences (Subjects). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Grammar: Expanding and Combining Sentences (Predicates). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Make Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Research and Inquiry: Present Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Altrendo Images/Shutterstock

Genre Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

vi

ENCE CI

vii Aleksandra Saveljeva/Shutterstock

Key Concept Families Around the World

Essential Question How are families around the world the same and different?

2

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

01

COLLABORATE

In some places, families celebrate a spring holiday called Holi. They use colorful powder to show the colors of blooming flowers. Talk with a partner about what is happening in the photo.

• visit family • give thanks

• have a meal • cook together

• dress up • exchange gifts

Same

COLLABORATE

(bkgd) Exotica.im 2/Alamy; (l to r) Marina Andrejchenko/Shutterstock; Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock; StockImageFactory.com/Shutterstock; Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock

Your Turn What are some holidays that your family celebrates? How are your family's celebrations the same as or different from the celebration of Holi in the photo? Write your ideas in the chart. Use the photos and words to help you.

• make decorations • decorate the house

Different

Talk with a partner about your ideas.

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

3

VOCABULARY

02

aside

adv. out of the way

The people moved aside to watch the penguins walk by.

Make some space on your desk. Move your books aside. beat

n. the regular pattern of sounds in music

Listen to the beat of the drums. (t to b) Smile Fight/Shutterstock; gornostay/Shutterstock; wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock; Pavel L Photo and Video/Shutterstock

Make your own sentence. “I chance

to the beat of the music.”

n. a time when you get to do something

The concert was a chance to show her singing skills.

If you had the chance to travel anywhere, where would you go? costumes

n. special clothes worn at certain times or events

They wore fancy costumes to go to the dance.

When do you wear costumes?

4

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

SHARED READ crowd

n. a large group of people in one place

The crowd at the concert listened to the live music.

Do you like to be in a crowd of people? Why or why not? culture

n. the way of life of a group of people

At Lunar New Year, we celebrate our culture.

What makes your culture special? How is it different from others? adj. agreeing with what is thought to be right or treating people in

(t to b) David Buffington/Blend Images LLC; szeyuen/123RF; rumo777/Shutterstock; Pressmaster/Shutterstock

fair

an equal way

Mom cut the cake so we all got our fair share.

Do you speak up when you think something is not fair? invited

v. asked someone to go somewhere or to do something

I invited some friends to my birthday party.

When was the last time you invited friends to your house?

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

5

VOCABULARY language

n. the way people speak, read, or write in a particular

country

My friend Naomi can write in a foreign language.

Which language would you like to learn? parade

n. a long line of people walking as part of a celebration

We saw the parade move down the street. (t to b) hramovnick/Shutterstock; Alexander Shuldiner/Alamy; Eclipse Studios/McGraw-Hill Education; Wealan Pollard/age fotostock

Have you ever been to a parade? What did you see? plead

v. beg to get what you want

I had to plead with Dad to get a new bike.

When do you plead to your parents? practice

n. a regular time when you practice something

Dan has guitar practice every Friday.

Make your own sentence. “I have to go to 6

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

practice after school.”

SHARED READ proud

adj. happy because someone has done well

Mom was so proud of my drawing.

When are you proud of yourself? scurries

v. goes or moves quickly

The squirrel scurries across the grass.

Who scurries to school in the morning? Raise your hand if you do. share

v. tell someone about your ideas, experiences, and feelings

I like to share my stories with friends.

COLLABORATE

(t to b) Rido/Shutterstock; Dmitri Ma/Shutterstock; creatista/123RF

Let’s share ideas for a class party.

Your Turn Pick three words. Write three questions for your partner to answer.

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

7

SHARED READ TAKE NOTES Asking questions helps you figure out what you want to learn or your purpose for reading. Write your questions here.

03

As you read, make note of: Interesting Words

Key Details

How are families around the world the same and different?

Read about a family from Brazil.

8

Essential Question

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

REALISTIC FICTION FIND TEXT EVIDENCE Read Paragraph 1

Character, Setting, Events Draw a box around the characters. Where are they?

Paragraph 2

Beginning, Middle, End Circle what Maria's parents want her to do in the beginning of the story.

Maria and her family are in their bright, hot kitchen. “Please, Mãe, por favor!”

Maria begs.

Reread

Author's Craft

Mãe speaks Portuguese. This is the language of Brazil. “No matter how much you beg or plead, you must go to practice.

The parade is next week.”

Janet Broxon

Why does the author use Portuguese words in the story?

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

9

SHARED READ FIND TEXT EVIDENCE Read Paragraphs 1-3

Beginning, Middle, End Circle what Maria says about going to practice.

Draw a box around the reason she feels this way.

Paragraph 4

Visualize Underline details that help you picture the parade. What can the family share there?

Reread

Author's Craft

How does the author use dialogue to show the way each character feels?

10

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

“It’s not fair,” says Maria in English.

Mãe does not know a lot of English.

Maria is surprised when she asks, “What is not fair about going to practice? You must do the right thing.”

“Ana invited me to her house,” Maria answers. “I want to go!”

Pai says, “Maria, the parade is important. People from around the world come to see it. They try our food, see how we dress, and how we live. It is a chance for us to share our culture.”

REALISTIC FICTION

“I know, but I really want to see Ana,” says Maria.

FIND TEXT EVIDENCE

Pai says, “Maria, you can see Ana another time. They are giving out costumes at practice today.”

Read Paragraphs 1-2

Character, Setting, Events Draw a box around what Maria can do another time.

What important event is happening today?

Maria thinks about her father’s words.

Pai is right. She and the other children have worked hard for a year. They practiced their dance steps over and over. They even made their own bright, colorful costumes.

Paragraph 3

Inflectional Endings Circle the ending added to practice. Underline what the children did over and over to do it better.

Reread

Author's Craft

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

Janet Broxon

Why does the author describe Maria's thoughts?

11

SHARED READ FIND TEXT EVIDENCE Read Paragraph 1

Beginning, Middle, End How does Maria feel about going to practice now?

Paragraph 2

Character, Setting, Events Underline the two sentences that tell when and where the parade takes place.

Reread

Author's Craft

Why does the author use an illustration to support details about the setting?

12

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

“You’re right,” Maria says to her father.

“I’ll go to practice. I’ll tell Ana I cannot visit her.”

One week passes. Lots of people line the streets. The children in Maria’s group are wearing their sparkling costumes. They know each dance step.

They dance to the beat.

REALISTIC FICTION

The crowd moves aside as they make their way down the street.

FIND TEXT EVIDENCE Read

When the crowd moves away, Maria sees a woman with a camera. She is hurrying.

The woman scurries by Maria. She puts her camera to her eye. Maria smiles from ear to ear. She is excited to be in the parade. Click!

The woman takes a picture of Maria.

Maria is proud of her hard work!

Paragraph 2

Visualize Circle the person Maria sees when the crowd moves away. Underline details that help you picture what the character is doing.

Beginning, Middle, End How does Maria feel about going to practice at the end of the story?

Make Connections

Summarize

How is Maria’s family the same and different from other families you know? ESSENTIAL QUESTION Compare Maria’s family to your own family. TEXT TO SELF

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

Janet Broxon

Use your notes and think about the events in the beginning, middle, and end of "Maria Celebrates Brazil." Summarize the important events.

13

COMPREHENSION STRATEGY

Reread

Visualize

Quick Tip

When you visualize, you use the author’s words to form pictures in your mind about a story.

FIND TEXT EVIDENCE When you read the last sentence on page 11, use the author’s words to help you visualize the costumes.

Page 11

Maria thinks about her father’s words.

Pai is right. She and the other children have worked hard for a year. They practiced their dance steps over and over.

They even made their own bright, colorful costumes.

COLLABORATE

Your Turn Reread the second paragraph on page 12.

What details help you picture the parade and Maria’s group of dancers?

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

To help you visualize, pay attention to words that tell about actions, or what people do. Words that describe the way something looks or sounds will also help you.

I reread, “They even made their own bright, colorful costumes.” I can picture in my mind the bright colors of the costumes. This helps me visualize what their costumes are like.

14

SHARED READ

GENRE STUDY

REALISTIC FICTION

Reread

Beginning, Middle, End

Readers to Writers

“Maria Celebrates Brazil” is a realistic fiction story.

The characters, settings, and events are made up, but they could really happen. A realistic fiction story has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

FIND TEXT EVIDENCE I can tell that “Maria Celebrates Brazil” is realistic fiction because the characters, settings, and events could be real. The story has a beginning, middle, and end.

Writers organize stories with a beginning, middle, and end. A story with three clear parts helps readers follow the main events and understand the characters. You can plan a story you write in this way.

Beginning, Middle, End In the beginning of the story, Maria wants to skip practice and go to a friend’s house. Her parents remind her why practice is important.

COLLABORATE

Your Turn How does the author show Maria’s feelings about going to practice change in different parts of the story?

Janet Broxon

Page 10

SHARED READ

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

15

COMPREHENSION SKILL

Character, Setting, Events

Quick Tip

A character is a person or an animal in a story. The setting of a story tells when and where a story takes place. The events are what happens.

FIND TEXT EVIDENCE As I read pages 8 and 9 of “Maria Celebrates Brazil,” I learn who the characters are, where the story begins, and what the characters are doing.

Janet Broxon

COLLABORATE

16

Characters

Settings

Events

Maria Mãe Pai

The family’s kitchen one week before the parade

Maria tells her parents she wants to miss dance practice. Her parents want her to go to practice.

Your Turn Continue rereading the story. Fill in the information in the graphic organizer about the characters, settings, and events. Then talk with your partner about an example of why the setting is important.

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

The setting is important because it helps you to understand the characters and events.

Look at the chart.

Dance practice takes place one week before the parade.

This explains why Maria's parents want her to go.

Reread

SHARED READ

Characters

Settings

Events

Maria Mãe Pai

The family’s kitchen one week before the parade

Maria tells her parents she wants to miss dance practice. Her parents want her to go to practice.

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

17

RESPOND TO READING COLLABORATE

Discuss Work with a partner. Use the discussion starters to answer the questions about “Maria Celebrates Brazil.” Write the page numbers.

Questions 1 What do we learn

about Maria’s culture?

2 How is Maria’s

family the same as yours?

3 How is Maria’s

family different than yours?

18

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

Discussion Starters I read that Maria’s family is from . . .

Text Evidence Page(s):

In Maria’s country, they have . . .

Our families are the same because . . .

Page(s):

Another way they are alike is . . .

One way Maria’s family is different from my family is . . .

I am different from Maria because . . .

Page(s):

Reread

SHARED READ

Write Review your notes. Then use text evidence to answer the question below.

How is Maria’s family the same and different from your family?

Maria’s family is from My family is from Maria’s family likes to

My family likes to

Both Maria’s family and my family Janet Broxon

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

19

VOCABULARY STRATEGY din n E l a n io t c le f In

Reread

SHARED READ

gs

To understand the meaning of a word, you can separate the root word from the ending, such as -ed or -ing.

FIND TEXT EVIDENCE

I'm not sure what hurrying means. To hurry means to "move quickly."

The ending -ing can mean “something happening right now.” I think hurrying means “moving quickly right now.”

Maria sees a woman with a camera. She is hurrying.

COLLABORATE

Your Turn Use the ending to figure out the meaning of the word below in “Maria Celebrates Brazil.” wearing, page 12:

Janet Broxon

20

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

SOCIA

RESEARCH AND INQUIRY

Internet Search Using Keywords

TU L S DI

ES

e Integrat

Quick Tip Think about research questions for your poster. Ask what you want to learn.

These questions will help you figure out the keywords to use in your Internet searches.

Keywords will help you find facts quickly. Keywords are important words you use when talking or writing about a topic. When you do an Internet search, keywords tell the search engine what to look for.

Imagine you want to find information about family celebrations in Brazil. What keywords could you use?

SEARCH

COLLABORATE

Make a Poster With a partner, make a poster that shows how foods are the same and different around the world. You could focus on: 1. one kind of meal, such as breakfast.

2. one kind of food, such as bread.

3. the most popular foods from different countries.

What is your topic?

What do people eat for breakfast in France?

What keywords can the M200_038A_118695 author type into a search engine to find the answer?

Discuss the keywords you can use for your Internet search.

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

21

VOCABULARY

04

common

adj. found frequently among many people or places

Elephants are common animals in Thailand.

Name some common animals in your country. differences

n. the ways two or more things are not the same

(t to b, l to r) MyStockVideo/Shutterstock; yurakp/123RF; Elena Schweitzer/Shutterstock; Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock; DenisProduction.com/Shutterstock

There are many differences between oranges and strawberries.

What are some differences between you and your best friend? include

v. have something be part of a whole or a group

The sandwiches include bread, meat, and vegetables.

What does a traditional meal include in your country? light

v. make something start to burn

My brother can light the candles on my birthday cake.

When do you light a candle?

22

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

PAIRED READ near

prep. close to someone or something

I like to read near the window.

What places are near your house?

row

n. a line of people, animals, or things

The ducks swim in a row.

Which row do you like to sit in at the movies?

stilts

n. long poles or posts that hold something up (t to b) Africa Studio/Shutterstock; Srinivasan.Clicks/Shutterstock; sunsinger/Shutterstock

The stilts hold the houses above the water.

Do people live in houses on stilts in your town?

COLLABORATE

Your Turn Pick three words. Write three questions for your partner to answer.

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

23

PAIRED READ FIND TEXT EVIDENCE Read

Essential Question How are families around the world the same and different?

Read about how families are alike and different.

Paragraph 1

Underline two sentences about families around the world.

Paragraph 1

05

(t) Miki Duisterhof/Photographer's Choice/Getty Images; (c) Kentaroo Tryman/age footstock; (b) Paul Taylor/The Image Bank/Getty Images

What will you look at as the text continues?

Families around the world do some

things the same. They have differences,

too. Let’s take a look at how families

Paragraph 2

Draw a box around what all families need. Circle details that tell about where some families live.

in different cultures live.

All families need homes. Some families live in large cities. They might

Apartment homes in the United States and Denmark

live in tall apartment buildings. Many families live in the same building.

Paragraph 3

Some families live near water. Some

Why do some families live in houses on stilts?

families live in houses on stilts. Stilts

are tall poles. They keep the homes

safe from water.

24

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

Family homes in Chile

EXPOSITORY TEXT FIND TEXT EVIDENCE Read Paragraph 1

What is one thing all families share?

Mexican meal

Korean meal

Paragraph 1

Underline two sentences about how families pick their food.

All families share food. Culture has a lot to do with what a family eats.

Families may also eat foods from other

Paragraph 2

Some families in Korea eat rice and fish. Meals in Mexico often

(tl) NoonBuSin/Shutterstock; (tr) BestStockFoto/Shutterstock; (b) Africa Studio/Shutterstock

Draw a box around the food from Korea, Mexico, and Italy. What is the food that is eaten in more than one place?

cultures.

include rice and beans. Pasta is a common Italian

COLLABORATE

meal.

Talk about a common meal in your home.

Italian meal

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

25

PAIRED READ FIND TEXT EVIDENCE Read Paragraph 1

Underline two sentences about how families talk to each other. What language do you use to talk to your family?

All families talk to each other. Different families speak different languages. Culture has a lot to do

Paragraph 2

Draw a box around the words children in Japan call their grandparents.

Paragraph 3 (t) Eastfenceimage/Shutterstock; (b) Heinrich van den Berg/Getty Images

Japanese family

Circle the word South African families use to say “hello” to each other. How do you say hello in your language?

with how families talk to each other.

In Japanese, a grandfather may be called ojiisan (oh-jee-sahn). A grandmother may be obaasan (oh-baah-sahn).

In South Africa when families visit each other, they say, “Sawubona!” (sah-woo-boh-na). This means hello!

26

South African family Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

EXPOSITORY TEXT FIND TEXT EVIDENCE Read Paragraph 1

Underline the sentence that tells how Indian families celebrate Diwali.

American family Indian family

All families celebrate together. In India, families celebrate the holiday Diwali. They light a row of lamps called deepa (dee-pah) outside their homes. In the United States, families celebrate Independence Day. They might watch fireworks or go to a parade.

Paragraph 1

What do families in the United States do to celebrate Independence Day?

What are some things you celebrate with your family?

How are families around the world the same and different? ESSENTIAL QUESTION

(l) PhotosIndia.com/Getty Images; (r) Purestock/Getty Images

Make Connections COLLABORATE

Talk about the question that the author asks at the end of the text.

How do all the families you have read about this week celebrate together?

TEXT TO TEXT

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

27

Reread

PAIRED READ Why does the author tell about families from many parts of the world?

COLLABORATE

Talk About It Reread "A Look at Families." What does the author tell us about families?

Cite Text Evidence Write details from the text that show how all families are the same.

Lane Oatey/Blue Jean Images/Getty Images

All families…

Write The author wants to explain that ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 28

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

Quick Tip The author shows that families have the same needs and activities around the world. Make connections between the families you read about and your own family.

Captions

Quick Tip

Captions are words that tell about a photo, map, or other text feature. Authors use captions to give information about what appears in the text features.

FIND TEXT EVIDENCE Look back at the photos and captions on page 24. What did you learn from the captions?

Authors use photos and captions in expository text to help you to understand the topic.

Authors often use captions to point out an important detail shown in a photo.

COLLABORATE

Your Turn Look back at the photos and captions on page 25. How do the captions help you to understand the purpose of these photos?

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

29

GRAMMAR

Statements and Questions • A statement is a sentence that tells something.

• A statement ends with a period.

• A question is a sentence that asks something.

• A question ends with a question mark.

FIND TEXT EVIDENCE Is the sentence a statement or a question? Circle the part of the sentence that helps you answer.

Maria thinks about her father’s words.

COLLABORATE

Your Turn A. Underline the statements. Circle the questions.

1. Does Maria want to see Ana? 2. Maria will not visit her friend.

3. Many people will watch the parade.

4. What does Maria choose to do?

Janet Broxon

B. Write a statement about yourself.

I am

30

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

Quick Tip Two types of common questions are yes/no and open-ended.

Yes/no questions usually begin with do/does. Open-ended questions can begin with what/how/why.

Commands and Exclamations • A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something.

• A command ends with a period.

• The subject of a command is the person to whom the speaker is talking to.

• An exclamation is a sentence that shows strong feeling.

• An exclamation ends with an exclamation point.

FIND TEXT EVIDENCE What tells you this is an exclamation? Circle the exclamation point.

Maria is proud of her hard work!

Your Turn A. Underline the exclamations. Circle the commands.

1. Go to practice.

2. I want to see my friend!

3. Take a picture of the parade.

4. Maria worked hard!

Quick Tip An exclamation begins with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation point.

B. Complete the sentence below by adding words and an exclamation point.

It is very late. You

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

Janet Broxon

COLLABORATE

31

e Integrat

MAKE CONNECTIONS What have you learned from the selections and the song about friends and families doing things together?

COLLABORATE

Talk About It Read the song. Talk about what the song says about being with friends. How is this like being with family?

Cite Text Evidence Circle a clue from the song that tells you how friends are like family.

Quick Tip Use these sentence starters to talk about friends and families: Friends are like family because…

My family spends time together…

Write This song and the selections I read help me understand that ��������������������������

The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.

��������������������������

For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends,

�������������������������� ��������������������������

Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

The more we get together, together, together,

��������������������������

��������������������������

����������������������� ����������������������� 32

The More We Get Together

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.

— German Folk Song

SOCIA

RESEARCH AND INQUIRY

Present Your Work COLLABORATE

TU L S DI

ES

e Integrat

Quick Tip

With your partner, plan how you will present your poster to the class. Use the Presenting Checklist to help you improve your presentation. After all the presentations are finished, discuss the sentence starters below and write your answers.

Pause after each point so that your audience can follow important ideas.

Remember, it’s okay if you make a mistake! Take a breath and keep going.

Presenting Checklist

An interesting fact I learned about foods around the world is _________________________________________________

I will practice my presentation.

I will look at my audience.

I will speak clearly and slowly.

I will make sure everyone can see our poster.

I will listen carefully to questions from the audience.

I would like to know more about _________________________________________________

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

33

GENRE WRITING

Expert Model Features of Realistic Fiction

Shared Read (pages 8-13)

Realistic fiction is a story that could happen in real life.

• The characters act and speak like real people.

• The narrator uses words that tell sequence, or the order of events.

• The story has a beginning, middle, and end.

Analyze an Expert Model Studying “Maria Celebrates Brazil” will help you learn how to write realistic fiction. Answer the questions below.

COLLABORATE

Reread page 9. How does the author show that Maria has a problem?

Reread page 12. How do you know that time has gone by in the story?

Reread pages 10-11. How does the author show that family members work together to make good decisions?

34

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

REALISTIC FICTION

Plan: Brainstorm

Quick Tip

bogdan ionescu/Shutterstock

Generate Ideas You will write realistic fiction about a family. Use this space for your ideas. Draw and brainstorm words that describe the characters, settings, and events you might write about.

As you brainstorm, think about a problem a family member might have or an event that can make family members feel closer.

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

35

GENRE WRITING

Plan: Choose Your Topic

Quick Tip

Writing Prompt Write realistic fiction about a character in a family. Show how the character's feelings change. Use your ideas from page 35. Complete these sentences to help you get started.

Your audience, or readers, may include your classmates or family. Think about how to make your ideas interesting and fun for them to read.

My characters are

At the beginning of the story,

In the middle,

At the end,

andresr/E+/Getty Images

Purpose and Audience Some authors write realistic fiction to entertain their audience. They may also want to show how people learn and grow. Think about why you chose your characters. Then explain the purpose for writing your story in your writer’s notebook.

36

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

REALISTIC FICTION

Plan: Organization COLLABORATE

Quick Tip

Develop Sequence Authors think about the order, or sequence, of events in a story. Read the chart below.

Write first, next, and last to show the sequence of events.

, the backyard gate is open.

Annie’s puppy is gone!

Some words and phrases help show that the story is moving from one part to the next. You can use words like first, later, then, after that, when, finally, and in the end.

, Mom and Dad help look for Daisy.

They hear a bark. , they see Annie’s friend Gina. She is holding the puppy! “Daisy wanted to visit my yard,” Gina laughs.

Plan In your writer’s notebook, make a chart like the one above. Fill it in with details about what happens at the beginning, middle, and end of your story.

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

37

GENRE WRITING

Draft COLLABORATE

Descriptive Details The author of “Maria Celebrates Brazil” uses details to describe the characters and setting in the beginning of the story.

Maria and her family are in their bright, hot kitchen. “Please, Mãe, por favor!” Maria begs.

Mãe speaks Portuguese. This is the language of Brazil. “No matter how much you beg or plead, you must go to practice. The parade is next week.”

Use the paragraphs as a model to start writing. Think about details that describe your setting. Include descriptive details in the words your characters speak.

Write a Draft Look over the chart you made. Use it to help you write your draft in your notebook. Remember to use details that describe, or tell about, your characters, settings, and events.

38

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

REALISTIC FICTION

Revise

Quick Tip

Strong Openings A strong opening grabs your attention and makes you want to find out what happens next.

Read the story opening below. Then revise it. Add details about the character and his problem to make readers interested in the story.

Tim had slept late. He needed to make a picnic for Father's Day. Outside his bedroom window, there were clouds.

Strong openings can describe a problem a character faces, or has, in the story.

Think about details that show what the character feels about the problem.

Dialogue, or what a character says, can show strong feelings.

Grammar Connections

Pay attention to your end punctuation marks. Use question marks at the end of questions. Use exclamation points when you write sentences that show a strong feeling.

Janet Broxon

Revise It’s time to revise your draft. Include a strong opening that makes your reader want to find out what happens next.

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

39

GENRE WRITING

Revise: Peer Conferences COLLABORATE

Review a Draft Listen carefully as a partner reads his or her work aloud. Begin by telling what you liked about the draft. Ask questions and make suggestions to give the writer ideas for making the writing stronger.

Partner Feedback Write one suggestion that you will use in the revision of your story.

Based on my partner’s feedback, I will ���������������

Use these sentence starters to discuss your partner’s work.

I enjoyed your story opening because…

How about adding details about…

I have a question about…

Revising Checklist

Does my story fit my purpose and audience?

Does it include descriptive details?

Does it have a strong opening?

Does the story have a beginning, middle, and end?

After you finish giving each other feedback, reflect on the peer conference. What was helpful? What might you do differently next time?

Revision Use the Revising Checklist to help you figure out what text you may need to move, add to, or delete.

Remember to use the rubric on page 43 to help you with your revision.

40

Quick Tip

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

REALISTIC FICTION

Edit and Proofread

Grammar Connections

When you edit and proofread, you look for and correct mistakes in your writing. Rereading a revised draft several times will help you catch any errors. Use the checklist below to edit your sentences.

Editing Checklist Are all sentences complete sentences?

Do all questions end with question marks?

Do sentences that show strong feelings, such as excitement, end with exclamation points?

Do statements end with periods?

Are all the words spelled correctly?

When you revise your writing, make sure that you capitalize the first word in every sentence. Be sure to use the correct end punctuation for all of your sentences.

List two mistakes you found as you proofread your story.

1

2

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

41

GENRE WRITING

Publish, Present, and Evaluate Publishing Create a clean, neat final copy of your story.

You may add illustrations or other visuals to make your published work more interesting.

Presentation Practice your presentation when you are ready to present your work. Use the Presenting Checklist to help you.

Listening When you listen actively, you pay close attention to what you hear. When you listen to other children's presentations, take notes to help you better understand their ideas.

What I learned from .........................................................'s presentation:

Questions I have about .........................................................’s presentation:

42

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

Presenting Checklist Sit up or stand up straight.

Look at the audience.

Speak slowly and clearly.

Speak loud enough so that everyone can hear you.

Answer questions using details from your story.

Listening Checklist Make eye contact with the speaker.

Listen for details about characters.

Listen for details about a beginning, middle, and end.

Identify what the speaker does well.

Think of questions you can ask.

REALISTIC FICTION Evaluate After you publish and present your story, use the rubric below to evaluate your writing.

1

What did you do successfully?

2

What needs more work?

4 • tells a lively, realistic fiction story about a character in a family • begins with a strong, detailed opening • has a clear beginning, middle, and end • is free or almost free of errors

3 • tells a story about a character in a family • begins with a strong opening • has a beginning, middle, and end • has few errors

2

1

• tries to write realistic fiction but details are unclear

• does not focus writing on the genre or topic

• lacks a strong opening

• does not sequence events into a beginning, middle, and end

• makes an effort to sequence events and create a beginning, middle, and end • has many errors that distract from the meaning of the story

• lacks an opening

• has many errors that make the story hard to understand

Unit 1 • Realistic Fiction

43

NEW EDITION

Grade 2 • Unit 1

McGraw Hill

9 789814 923675

READING/WRITING COMPANION

CYAN MAG YELO BLACK BLUE

ISBN: 978-981-4923-67-5

PHX MAC #1448246 03/02/18

READING/WRITING COMPANION 2.1

UNIT 1

NEW EDITION

my.mheducation.com