Chasing Storms With Warren Faidley Stephen Kramer Photographs

Nature’s Fury Story Strategy Question Genre Skill Nonfiction Text Organization

Key Vocabulary n collide n rotate n funnel n severe cloud n jagged n

Warren Faidley’s job takes him all over the country, getting close-upshots of dangerous storms.

Ask questions that can be answered as you read or after you read to

We will: n Listen to identify text organization

Text Organization Oh! The text is organized by… Authors organize text in different ways.

Comprehension Skill: Text Organization Open your Practice books to page 24

Collide • Go back It can cause much damage when _______ To bump into

Funnel Cloud • Back The dangerous funnel cloud A tornado cloud that is wide

jagged • Go Back The jagged edge of the ________ Having a sharp, pointed

lightning • Go Back The flash of lightning of light inshot the sky fromwhen

Prairies Go Back The prairie is home to many Flat, open grasslands _______.

Rotate Go Back When the _______ swirled in a swirl itinreminded a circular me

severe • Go Back Serious or extreme in nature The _______ so severe that

sizzling Go Back The ________ was/were Crackling with intense heat sizzling with extreme heat.

Tornadoes • Go Back When Warren lastofsaw the tornadoes, by Rotating columns air accompanied

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Chasing Storms With Warren Faidley Stephen Kramer Photographs By Warren Faidley EYE OF THE STORM

Nature’s Fury Story Strategy Question Genre Skill Nonfiction Text Organization

Eye of the Storm

Key Vocabulary n collide n rotate n funnel n severe cloud n jagged n lightning n prairies n sizzling n tornadoes

Vocabulary Practice Book #23

Warren Faidley’s job takes him all over the country, getting close-upshots of dangerous storms. As you read the selection, think of questions about his job to discuss with your classmates.

Ask questions that can be answered as you read or after you read to help you understand the selection

We will: n Listen to identify text organization

Text Organization Oh! The text is organized by… Authors organize text in different ways. They may organize text by sequence, main idea and details, or by cause and effect.

Comprehension Skill: Text Organization Open your Practice books to page 24

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Collide • Go back It can cause much damage when _______ To bump into another mass collide. with force.

Funnel Cloud • Back The dangerous funnel cloud A tornado cloud that is wide at the top and threatened the _______ narrow where it touches the ground below as it neared the ground.

jagged • Go Back The jagged edge of the ________ Having a sharp, pointed edge or outline looked as sharp as a saw.

lightning • Go Back The flash of lightning of light inshot the sky fromwhen the storm electricity cloud and passes struck between the clouds or _________ between a cloud andbelow. the ground

Prairies Go Back The prairie is home to many Flat, open grasslands _______.

Rotate Go Back When the _______ swirled in a swirl itinreminded a circular me motion circular To motion, of a ________.

severe • Go Back Serious or extreme in nature The _______ so severe that _______.

sizzling Go Back The ________ was/were Crackling with intense heat sizzling with extreme heat.

Tornadoes • Go Back When Warren lastofsaw the tornadoes, by Rotating columns air accompanied they were causing great devastationthat to whirling funnel-shaped downspouts the cause ________. can great destruction