1. Mariah Keeps Cool

2. Person to Person Story Strategy Genre Skill Predict / Infer Problem
&
Problem
Solving
Realistic
Fiction 2

4. Key Vocabulary honor amazingly reluctant celebration spectators
suspects
volunteered
amazingly
celebration
decorate
detain
festive

6. Strategy Focus
Read the selection title and the introduction. What do you infer about Mariah? How do you predict her plans will turn out?

9. Problem Solving Steps Define the problem.
Consider the possible solutions.
Evaluate which one works best.
Choose the best solution.
Carry out the solution.

11. Selection 1

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14. Spectators: people who watch an event or performance

15. amazingly
in a way that causes surprise or wonder

16. celebration
a special activity that honors a person, event, or idea

17. decorate
To adorn; to make festive with beautiful things

18. detain
To delay; to hold back

19. Festive:
joyful 

20. honor
To show respect for

21. reluctant
Unwilling; slow to take a necessary
action

22. suspects
Imagines that something secret or wrong is going on

23. volunteered
Offered to do something of one’s own free will

27. Objectives
We will:
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