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Eye of the Storm

Eye of the Storm. Compiled by: Terry Sams PES Melissa Guinn PES. By Stephen Kramer Illustrated by Warren Faidley. Study Skills. Genre: Expository Nonfiction Comprehension Skill: Graphic Sources Comprehension Strategy: Predict Comprehension Review Skill: Cause and Effect

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Eye of the Storm

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  1. Eye of the Storm Compiled by: Terry Sams PES Melissa Guinn PES By Stephen Kramer Illustrated by Warren Faidley

  2. Study Skills • Genre: Expository Nonfiction • Comprehension Skill:Graphic Sources • Comprehension Strategy:Predict • Comprehension Review Skill:Cause and Effect • Vocabulary:Word Endings

  3. Summary In spring, summer, and fall, weather patterns produce thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes in the United States. Most people take cover from storms, but photographer Warren Faidley travels around the country to take pictures of them. In August of 1992, Faidley went to Miami, Florida, to take pictures of Hurricane Andrew.

  4. Genre: Expository Nonfiction • Expository nonfictiongives information about real people and events. • Be prepared for a few surprises as you read about a real person, Warren Faidley, who experiences a real storm, Hurricane Andrew.

  5. Comprehension SkillGraphic Organizers TE 338 • A graphic source shows or explains information from the text. • Pictures, maps, charts, time lines, and diagrams are all examples of graphic sources. • Graphic sources can help you draw conclusions about what you are reading. • KWL Chart

  6. 1. What materials are needed to complete this activity? 2-liter bottles, water, food coloring, duct tape. 2. What is the first step in creating this tornado? Fill one bottle with water and some food coloring. 3. What is another step? Connect the two bottles with duct tape. 4. What is an example of how the diagram might help a person complete this activity? The diagram makes it easier to understand how to connect the bottles. Practice Graphic SourcesPB137

  7. Comprehension Skill ReviewCause and Effect TE 347 • A cause is what makes something happen. • An effect is what happens. • Sometimes a cause will have more than one effect. • Words such as because, so, and since are clues to causes and effects.

  8. Comprehension StrategyPredict TE 338 • Good readers think about what will happen next. • Patterns in the information in a graph or chart can help you predict. • Prediction Activities

  9. Vocabulary StrategyWord Endings TE 340 • Look at word endings to help you figure out the meaning of the word. • The ending –s is added to a noun to make it plural. • The ending –ed is added to a verb to make it past tense.

  10. Research/Study SkillsOnline Telephone Directory TE 359L • An online telephone directory lists phone numbers and addresses for individual people and business. • The white pages lists entries for individuals and business in alphabetical order. • The yellow pages contain business categorized by type, such as hotels, sporting goods, and so on. • To find an online directory, use the keywords white pages or yellow pages on a search engine.

  11. Research/Study SkillsOnline Telephone Directory TE 359L • Once in the dictionary, type in the name of the person or business you want. • You can type in the category of a business if you don’t know a specific name. • Include a city or zip code and state to narrow the search. • Online Directory

  12. Fun Stuff and Practice • Cause and Effect On-Line PowerPoint • Activities • More Figurative Language • Hurricane Andrew Damage Photos • Hurricane Andrew • Teacher ideas

  13. Weekly Fluency CheckPauses TE 359a • Readers need to pause after complete thoughts, such as at the end of phrases and sentences to make it easier for listeners to understand. • Pause after prepositional phrases and between items in a series. • Model read aloud on page 338m and 349. Point out punctuation clues including dashes and colons.

  14. Question of the WeekTE 338m • How do weather patterns affect our lives?

  15. Day 2 - Question of the Day • Why do you think storms are so fascinating to some people?

  16. Day 3 – Question of the Day • Why should people respect the power of storms?

  17. Day 4 – Question of the Day • What kinds of storm safety information can you find on the Internet?

  18. Review Questions • What conclusion did Warren make when he found an open photo album on the ground? • What is the main idea of this story? • Why do you think the author probably wrote this story? • Why was Warren so tired when he returned to his hotel? • What is the first thing Warren does to photograph a hurricane?

  19. Review Questions • 6. Why does Warren have so many rolls of exposed film as he heads home? • How are these photos different from other hurricane photos he took? • What made the storm chasers think Hurricane Andrew had changed course? • What are some reasons you can tell this hurricane was very destructive? • What causes the most damage during a hurricane?

  20. Vocabulary - Say It • destruction • expected • forecasts • inland • shatter • surge

  21. More Words to Know • tornado • hurricane • ditch • shelter • unpredictable • blizzard • powerful • meteorologists • estimate • severe

  22. destruction • the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired

  23. expected thinking something will probably come or happen

  24. forecasts statements of what is coming; predictions

  25. inland in or toward the interior

  26. to break into pieces suddenly shatter

  27. surge a swelling motion; sweep or rush, especially of waves

  28. tornado a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

  29. powerful having great power or strength

  30. ditch a long narrow hole dug into the earth; usually carry off water

  31. shelter something that cover or protects from weather, danger, or attack

  32. unpredictable uncertain, unable to tell about beforehand

  33. hurricane a storm with a violent wind

  34. severe (of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense

  35. blizzard a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility

  36. meteorologists weather forecasters

  37. estimate roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity

  38. You can survive in a tornado if you take shelter.

  39. You can survive in a tornado if you take shelter.

  40. The destruction from a hurricane comes from both wind and water.

  41. The destruction from a hurricane comes from both wind and water.

  42. They issue forecasts to tell when a storm is expected.

  43. They issue forecasts to tell when a storm is expected.

  44. He was found safe in a ditch a half a mile away.

  45. He was found safe in a ditch a half a mile away.

  46. Loose materials carried by hurricane winds can shatter windows .

  47. Loose materials carried by hurricane winds can shatter windows .

  48. The powerful winds can carry seawater a long ways inland.

  49. The powerful winds can carry seawater a long ways inland.

  50. A hurricane can cause a storm surge as winds push ocean water inland.

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