Theme 1, Selection Eye of the Storm Click the hyperlink below to: view more videos, pictures, and a blog from Warren Faidley.

Theme 1, Selection

Eye of the Storm

Click the hyperlink below to: view more videos, pictures, and a blog from Warren

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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)

āi āy ā __ eclaim stray fade

waist sway safe

stain gray

praise

campaign

Long a Sounds/Spellings

ee ea iespeech leaf thief

fleet beast niece

free least

cease

Long e Sounds/Spellings

eigh ig/igh Ī __ eheight sign strike

thigh stride

plight twice

sight describe

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 toPeople 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

Synonymsclashjolt

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 cloudcoming from this storm,” says the message.

jagged

Suddenly, a jagged bolt oflightning shoots from the cloud.

having a sharp, pointed edge or outline

Synonymsruggedpointed

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, opengrasslands

prairies

These storm chasers head for the mountains,prairies, or seacoastswhenever weather conditions are right.

Synonymsgrasslandsplain

rotate

As we drive, watching the back of the storm, we can see the clouds darkeningand beginning to rotate.

to swirl in a circularmotion

Synonymspivotrevolve

severe

serious or extremein nature

Synonymsserioussober

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 withintense heat

sizzling

The air was sizzling, andWarren could feel thatomething was aboutto happen.

Synonymssearcrackle

rotating columns of airaccompanied bywhirling funnel-shaped downspouts

tornadoes

Synonymscyclone

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 jagged lightning

prairies rotate severe sizzling

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words! collide

Draw! Draw! Draw!

tornadoes

Free AssociationWhen 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. country2. rap/ hip hop3. classical4. pop5. rock6. notes7. instruments 8. headphonesAnd 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 SearchMatch 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. grasslands f. cyclone k. crackle

b. pivot g. clash l. plains

c. rugged h. sober m. jolt

d. sear i. pointed

e. serious j. 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.

collide funnel cloud jagged lightningprairies rotate severe sizzlingtornadoes

6. Both students were not paying attention as they were walking in the hallway causing them to ___________.

Word Association Challenge1.Which word relates to a sound one might hear when they are fryingor 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?

collide funnel cloud jagged lightningprairies rotate severe sizzlingtornadoes