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Theme 1, Selection Eye of the Storm

Theme 1, Selection Eye of the Storm. Click the hyperlink below to: view more videos, pictures, and a blog from Warren Faidley. Spelling Patterns. Long Vowels Long a Sound/ Spellings ai (beginning or middle of a syllable) ay (end of a syllable) ǡ ___e. Long e Sound/Spelling ee ea

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Theme 1, Selection Eye of the Storm

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  1. Theme 1, Selection Eye of the Storm Click the hyperlink below to: view more videos, pictures, and a blog from Warren Faidley

  2. Spelling Patterns • Long Vowels • Long a Sound/ Spellings • ai (beginning or middle of a syllable) • ay (end of a syllable) • ǡ ___e

  3. Long e Sound/Spelling • ee • ea • Ie (less common) • Long I Sound/ Spelling • ī ___ e • ig/ igh • Eigh (less common)

  4. Teacher Read Aloud: • Building Background: • What do you know about hurricanes? • 2. Share your experiences of hurricanes with • Others. Hurricanes: Weather at Its Wildest

  5. Comprehension Skill: Text Organization • Authors may organize the information in a nonfiction text • by main idea and details • by sequence of events • by cause and effect

  6. Setting a Purpose: • What details in the selection “What is a Hurricane?” help • you understand how destructive hurricanes can be? • 2. What is first paragraph under “Journey of a Hurricane” • about? • 3. What three things make hurricanes a dangerous threat to • People and property?

  7. Eye of the Storm Author: Stephen Kramer

  8. Vocabulary Fluency How Fast Can You Read the Words? collide rotate funnel cloud severe jagged sizzling lightning tornadoes prairies

  9. to bump into another mass with force collide For example, every spring, large areas of cool, dry air and warm , moist air collide over the central United States. Synonyms clash jolt

  10. tornado cloud that is wide at the top and narrow where it touches the ground funnel cloud “There’s a large funnel cloud coming from this storm,” says the message.

  11. having a sharp, pointed edge or outline jagged Suddenly, a jagged bolt of lightning shoots from the cloud. Synonyms rugged pointed

  12. The flash of light in the sky when electricity passes between clouds or between a cloud and the ground lightning Suddenly, a jagged bolt of lightning shoots from the sky.

  13. flat, open grasslands prairies These storm chasers head for the mountains, prairies, or seacoasts whenever weather conditions are right. Synonyms grasslands plain

  14. to swirl in a circular motion rotate Synonyms pivot revolve As we drive, watching the back of the storm, we can see the clouds darkening and beginning to rotate.

  15. serious or extreme in nature severe The reports are saying that there is a moderate chance of severe weather in our area, and some of the thunderstorms will probably produce tornadoes. Synonyms serious sober

  16. crackling with intense heat sizzling Synonyms sear crackle The air was sizzling, and Warren could feel that omething was about to happen.

  17. rotating columns of air accompanied by whirling funnel- shaped downspouts tornadoes When Warren began selling his lightning photos, he found that people were also asking for pictures of tornadoes and hurricanes. Synonyms cyclone

  18. Author: Stephen Kramer

  19. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words! collide tornadoes Draw! Draw! Draw!

  20. Free Association • When I say a word, you write down any words you can think of that remind you of that word. • For example: • The word is music: • country • rap/ hip hop • classical • pop • rock • notes • instruments • headphones • And on and on and on 1. collide 9. tornadoes 2. funnel cloud 3. jagged 4. lightning 5. prairies 6. rotate 7. severe 8. sizzling

  21. Synonym Search Match the vocabulary words on the left to the correct synonyms on the right. Some vocabulary words have more than one synonym. Ready, set, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! collide jagged prairies rotate severe sizzling tornadoes

  22. Can You Find the Context Clues? • The cut on his arm was so ___________ that he had to have • stitches. 2. She used the ___________ side of the knife to slice the bread. 3. Please ___________ your chair so you can give theater etiquette to the speaker. 4. The __________ __________ touched down, and we had to take cover. 5. The bacon was __________ in the skillet. 6. Both students were not paying attention as they were walking in the hallway causing them to ___________. 7. Thunder clashed right after the _________ lit up the night sky. 8. The rich soil on the ___________ made for ideal farm land. 9. The weather man announced that several ___________ had been sighted in the area and that everyone in the viewing region should take cover. collide funnel cloud jagged lightning prairies rotate severe sizzling tornadoes

  23. Word Association Challenge 1.Which word relates to a sound one might hear when they are frying or grilling something? Why? 2. Which word/words relates to weather? Why? 3. Which word is like moving something from its original position? Why? 4. Which word is a type of landform? Why? 5. Which word describes the look of something? Why? 6.Which word makes you think of something being urgent? Why? collide funnel cloud jagged lightning prairies rotate severe sizzling tornadoes

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