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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 Ie (less common) Long I Sound/ Spelling ī ___ e ig/ igh Eigh (less common)

āiāyā __ e claimstrayfade waistswaysafe staingray praise campaign Long a Sounds/Spellings

eeeaie speechleafthief fleetbeastniece freeleast cease Long e Sounds/Spellings

eighig/ighĪ __ e heightsignstrike thighstride plighttwice sightdescribe sacrifice Long i Sounds/Spellings

Teacher Read Aloud: Building Background: 1.What do you know about hurricanes? 2. Share your experiences of hurricanes with Others. Hurricanes: Weather at Its Wildest

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

Setting a Purpose: 1.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?

Eye of the Storm Author: Stephen Kramer

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

severe serious or extreme in nature Synonyms serious sober 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.

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

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

Author: Stephen Kramer

funnel cloud jaggedlightning prairies rotatesevere sizzling A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words! collide Draw! Draw! Draw! tornadoes

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: 1.country 2.rap/ hip hop 3.classical 4.pop 5.rock 6.notes 7.instruments 8.headphones And on and on and on 1. collide 2. funnel cloud 3. jagged 6. rotate 5. prairies 7. severe 8. sizzling 4. lightning 9. tornadoes

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jagged prairies rotate sizzling collide severe a. grasslandsf. cyclonek. crackle b. pivotg. clashl. plains c. ruggedh. soberm. jolt d. seari. pointed e. seriousj. revolve tornadoes

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. 7. Thunder clashed right after the _________ lit up the night sky. 1.The cut on his arm was so ___________ that he had to have stitches. Can You Find the Context Clues ? 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. collidefunnel cloudjaggedlightning prairiesrotateseveresizzling tornadoes 6. Both students were not paying attention as they were walking in the hallway causing them to ___________.

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? Some words can be used more than once. Can you figure out which ones? collidefunnel cloudjaggedlightning prairiesrotateseveresizzling tornadoes