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

Vocabulary Practice 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. 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: Listen to identify text organization Listen to identify text 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 Organization

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

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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 outline The 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 Go Back 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 Go Back 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 ________________.