1. Theme 1, Selection 2 Nature’s Fury Eye of the Storm

2. Spelling Skills Sound Spelling for ā,ē,ī Long a Sound/Spellings:
ai (beginning or middle of a syllable)
ay (end of a syllable)
ā __ e
Spelling Skills 2

3. Long e Sound/Spellings:ee ea
ie (less common)
Long i Sound/Spellings:
ī – e
ig/ igh
eigh (less common)

4. Long a Sound/Spellings Long e Sound/Spellings Long i Sound/Spellingsāy
ā _ e
claim
stray
fade
waist
sway
safe
stain
gray
praise
campaign
Long e Sound/Spellings ee ea ie
speech
leaf
thief
fleet
beast
niece
free
least
cease
Long i Sound/Spellings
eigh
ig/igh
ī _ e
height
sign
strike
thigh
stride
plight
twice
slight
describe
sacrifice 4

5. Tornado Information Links:
Tornadoes....Nature's Most Violent Storms
The Online Tornado FAQ (by Roger Edwards, SPC)
FEMA For Kids: Disaster Connection - Kids to Kids 5

6. Hurricanes: Weather at Its Wildest
Teacher Read Aloud:
Hurricanes: Weather at Its Wildest
By Fran Hodgkins
Building Background:
What do you know about hurricanes?
Share your experience of hurricanes with
others? 6

7. 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 7

8. Setting a Purpose: Pay attention to how the text is organized
What details in the section “What is a Hurricane?” help you
understand how destructive hurricanes can be?
What is the first paragraph under “Journey of a Hurricane” about?
What three things make hurricanes a dangerous threat to people
and property? 8

9. Eye of the Storm Author: Stephen Kramer Photographer: Warren Faidley
Strategy Focus
Photographer:
Warren Faidley
Warren Faidley’s job takes him all over the country, getting close-up shots of dangerous storms. As you watch this video, think of questions you’d like to ask him about his job.

10. Genre: Nonfiction factual subject, true
written about real things, people, events, and places

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

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

13. rotating columns of air accompanied by whirling funnel-shaped downspouts
tornadoes
When Warren began selling his lightning photos, he found that people were also asking for pictures of tornadoes and hurricanes. 13

14. 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.

15. jagged having a sharp, pointed edge or outline
Suddenly a jagged bolt of lightning shoots from the cloud.
Synonyms:
serrated
uneven

16. severe serious or extreme in nature Synonyms: brutal relentless
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.
Synonyms:
brutal
relentless

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

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

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

20. sizzling crackling with intense heat Synonyms: scorching searing
The air was sizzling and Warren could feel that something was about to happen.
Synonyms:
scorching
searing

21. Stephen Kramer: Author