HURRICANE IRENE
WORD SORT With your partner put the following words into 3 categories: Location, hurricane, population density, region, movement, natural disaster, population distribution, place, hei, destruction, evacuation, coast
WITH YOUR WORD SORT Now together with your partner below each category explain in one sentence why those words fit together. Lets discuss the different ways you all catorgized the words
HURRICANE IRENE…WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW? MAKE A LIST OF WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE STORM THATS ON ITS WAY TO US
WATCH VIDEO CNN Student News for today
AS YOU WATCH THE NEXT FEW VIDEOS… List the 5 themes down the side of your paper As you watch the different videos make notes next to each theme as you hear something that fits into that category. Example Region: East Coast Movement: Evacuations 1.Following Path 2.East Coast Prepares 3.NYC Worst Case
5W + H Who is being affected: What are some of the precautions people are taking: When will the storm be here: Where is the storm projected to go: Why is this such a big deal: How is the population distribution of people in the U.S. playing a role in this storm: