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HUNTING HURRICANES!

HUNTING HURRICANES!. Feature Article. Building Background. Typhoons, willy -willies, hurricanes Hurricanes can whirl from 50 to 500 miles in diameter. They can contain sustained winds of 100 miles per hour and wind gusts of 200 miles per hour.

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HUNTING HURRICANES!

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  1. HUNTING HURRICANES! Feature Article

  2. Building Background • Typhoons, willy-willies, hurricanes • Hurricanes can whirl from 50 to 500 miles in diameter. • They can contain sustained winds of 100 miles per hour and wind gusts of 200 miles per hour. • The National Hurricane Center is responsible for forecasting & tracking hurricanes in the USA.

  3. CONNECT 2 UR LIFE • Dangerous Jobs: a.) police officer b.) firefighter c.) soldier d.) snake handler e.) high-rise construction worker • Do you anyone in these jobs? • What dangerous jobs are you interested in? Why?

  4. KEY 2 THE ARTICLE • Feature Article  tells about an interesting person or event.

  5. WORDS 2 KNOW • Satellite n. man-made object that circles the earth • Navigator n. person who plans and records where an airplane flies • Parachutes n. equipment that slows a person’s fall from an airplane

  6. SYNONYMS • Words with almost the same meanings. • Example: big = large

  7. 1st chunk Pages 58-59, lines 1-35

  8. VOCABULARY • Line 11: will hit • Line 22: number one • Line 25: pounding wind and rain • Synonyms  risk =

  9. QUESTIONS • Why do you think the writer made each heading a question? to encourage readers to read the section to find the answer Why Fly into a hurricane? Isn’t Hurricane Hunting Dangerous? Who are the Hurricane Hunter?

  10. QUESTIONS • What is the main idea of the section “Isn’t Hurricane Hunting Dangerous?” There is a danger, but the crew is very safety conscious. • What are the supporting details? Winds reach 200 miles an hour, but it’s safe because the crew knows what to do

  11. THINK IT THROUGH • Why do some people fly planes into a hurricane? to learn more about the storm.

  12. 2nd chunk Pages 60-61, lines 36-67

  13. VOCABULARY • Line 39: walk of life = the rest of the time they have other jobs • Line 49: surviving = living • Line 53: dropsonde = equipment, tube

  14. QUESTIONS • What are the jobs of the people in the plane? Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, flight engineer, weather expert. • Why do hurricanes hunters use the WC-130 Hercules? Because it’s strong, built to take very bad weather, and contains special equipment.

  15. QUESTIONS • What a dropsonde does? It falls through the eye of the hurricane and gathers information about the strength, speed, and direction of the hurricane. • What kind of information do Hurricane Hunters get? How do they use it? Strength, speed, and direction of the storm; they radio their information to weather stations that warn people of the storm’s approach.

  16. 3rd chunk Page 62, lines 68-79

  17. QUESTIONS • Summarize the first two paragraphs to explain how hurricane hunting got started. A pilot flew into a hurricane on a dare; he then took notes on the hurricane. This started the profession.

  18. THINK IT THROUGH • What does it take to be a Hurricane Hunter? • Why do you think a person would want to become a Hurricane Hunter? • Do you have what it takes to be a Hurricane Hunter? Why or why not?

  19. ANSWERS • Summarize the list on page 63. • He or she must be interested in weather, helping people, taking risks, and so on.

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