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

• 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 ________________.