chasing storms with warren faidley stephen kramer photographs by warren faidley
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Chasing Storms With Warren Faidley
Stephen Kramer
Photographs By
Warren Faidley
Nature’s Fury
Story
Genre
Strategy
Skill
Nonfiction
Question
Text Organization
Eye of the Storm
Key VocabularyKey Vocabulary
collide funnel clou
d jagged lightningprairies
rotateseveresizzling tornadoes
Vocabulary PracticePractice Book #23
Warren Faidley’s job takes him all over the Warren Faidley’s job takes him all over the country, getting close-upshots of dangerous country, getting close-upshots of dangerous storms. As you read the selection, think of storms. As you read the selection, think of questionsquestions about his job to discuss with your about his job to discuss with your classmates.classmates.
Ask questions that can be answered as you read or after you read to help you understand the selection
We will:We will: Listen to identify Listen to identify text organizationtext organization
Authors organize text in different ways. They may organize text by sequence, main idea and details, or by cause and effect.
Oh! The text is organized
by…
Text Organizatio
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Comprehension Skill: Text Organization
Open your Practice books to page 24
Page #57
Collide
• Go back To bump into another mass with force.
It can cause much damage when _____________ collide.
Funnel Cloud
• Back
A tornado cloud that is wide at the top and narrow where it touches the ground
The dangerous funnel cloud threatened the ______________ below as it neared the ground.
jagged
• Go Back
Having a sharp, pointed edge or outlineThe jagged edge of the _______________ looked as sharp as a saw.
lightning
• Go Back
The flash of light in the sky when electricity passes between clouds or between a cloud and the ground
The flash of lightning shot from the storm cloud and struck the __________________ below.
Prairies
Go Back Flat, open grasslands The prairie is home to many ______________.
Rotate
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To swirl in a circular motion When the ______________ swirled in a circular motion, it reminded me of a _______________.
severe
• Go Back
Serious or extreme in nature The _____________ so severe that _____________.
sizzling
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Crackling with intense heat The ________________ was/were sizzling with extreme heat.
Tornadoes
• Go Back
Rotating columns of air accompanied by whirling funnel-shaped downspouts that can cause great destruction
When Warren last saw the tornadoes, they were causing great devastation to the ________________.