FORTY-FIVE SECONDS INSIDE A TORNADO

TRUE ACCOUNT

Building Background A tornado is a funnel cloud that

extends down to earth. The winds of a tornado are the most

violent wind on earth. The winds can rotate at more than

200 miles per hour. Tornadoes can travel as far as 20

miles.

Connect 2 Ur Life

What do you know about tornadoes? How might it feel to be caught in

one? Share your ideas with a partner. Find Ira Baden & Roy Miller picture

Key 2 the True Account

This is a true account of two men who were caught in a tornado that hit Waco, Texas.

Words 2 know

Wake n. trail Rubble n. broken bits of something

that is destroyed Devastated v. completely destroyed Pale adj. without much color, as if ill

Vocabulary Strategy: Prefix & Suffix Prefix word parts added to

beginning of base words. Suffix word parts added to the end

of base words.

PREFIX

MEANING

EXAMPLES

Dis- Not; the absence of

Dislike, disbelief

In- Not; opposite

Inexpensive, inactive

Over- Above, too much

Overhead, overload

1st chunk

VOCABULARY

Measurements measure + ment = act of measuring

Line 16: talked over their plan

THINK IT THROUGH What kind of damage will the tornado cause?

114 deaths, more than 500 injuries, two square miles of rubble.

REREAD: What signs show that a storm is coming?The air is strangely heavy & still; it seems to press down on them; the sky is black.

Describe the weather on the day the tornado hits.

What details let you know this is a true account?The setting is a real time & place. The event can be proved to have happened.

2ND CHUNK

VOCABULARY

Unbearably un + bear + able + ly = in a way not able to be borne.

Line 35: don’t like the looks of it Line 37: put aside their fears Line 47: skittered Line 48: did somersaults

THINK IT THROUGH

What details helped you imagine the approaching tornado?raindrops flying sideways; an odd, loud, roaring noise; breaking glass; objects flying by; overwhelming wind; a force that ripped apart buildings and tore power lines loose.

3RD CHUNK

VOCABULARY

Line 60: showering sparks everywhere

Line 66: glued to the railing Line 67: plastered LINE 78: demolish = destroyed Line 80: level a movie theater Line 108: cross-section drawing

THINK IT THROUGH

What are three amazing events that Baden witnesses?The men who disappear into the tornado.The buildings that are destroyedThe cars that leap upward.

4TH CHUNK

VOCABULARY

Line 126: downpour Line 131: in a daze Line 131: eyes were blank Line 136: survivors, silently Line 143: incredibly, untouched Line 156: face-to-face

THINK IT THROUGH

REREAD: Why do you think the writer tells about Baden’s glasses?to demonstrate the unpredictable nature of tornadoes; to create a feeling of awe in reader.

HOMEWORK How did Baden & Miller help others after

tornado moved on?They helped to search for survivors.

What details did the writer use to help you understand the power of a tornado?The writer describes the tornado as on ‘overwhelming’ wind, a “powerful force” moving up the street, a force so strong that it glued Baden to then railing.

What one thing do you find most memorable about Baden and Miller’s account?

VISUALIZING (page 24)

Visualizing imagining how it looks Reread lines 56-123 Fill in the missing words The Dennis building lost its top four

floors. The tornado ripped the walls off one

building, and a man inside was sucked up into the tornado.

Cars driving down the street swerved to avoid downed power lines.

VISUALIZING (page 24)

A man who ran out of the Amicable Building was picked up and carried away by the tornado.

At the front of the Amicable Building, Roy Miller was holding on to the wall.

On the far side of the streets, cars were squashed.

On the near side of the streets, cars were not touched.

EVALUATING (page 25)

Evaluating judging it1. What are the author’s purposes for

this article? a. To entertain by showing how scary a

tornado isb. To tell the true story of what

happened in one tornado

EVALUATING (page 25)

2. Purpose: to entertain good or poor? Why? Purpose: to report good or poor? Why?

3. Do you feel the writer gave an accurate account of the event?

Yes, the story was told by people who were part of it.

4. Did you enjoy reading the article?5. How would you rate, or evaluate the

article?

PREFIXES & SUFFIXES (page 26)Prefix/Suffix Meaning Example DefinitionRe- again rework Work againUn- not uncovered Not covered-ful Full of careful Full of care-less without motionless Without motion

Workbook

CREED = belief Credible suffix “ible” = c. able to

be believed Incredibly prefix “in” + suffix “ible”

+ “ly” = a. in an unbelievable manner

Incredible prefix “in” + suffix “ible” = b. not able to be believed

Workbook

Powerful suffix “ful” = full of power Remove prefix “re” = move again Disappear prefix “dis” = opposite

“appear” Horrible suffix “ible” = causing

horror

9.1. PREFIXES Oppositesdiscreet IndiscreetSensitive insensitiveConvincing unconvincingRelevant irrelevantObedient disobedientEfficient InefficientResponsible IrresponsibleGrateful ungrateful

Loyal disloyaltolerant intolerant

9.2 Negative adjectivesNEGATIVE ADJECTIVES MEANINGUnmarried Not having a husband or wifeinedible Impossible to eatilliterate Unable to read or writeunemployed Not having a jobimpartial Fair in giving judgementirreplaceable Unable to be replaced

9.3 Use the word in brackets1. Wrap unwrapping2. Agree disagree3. Prove disprove4. Veil unveiled5. Load unload6. Connect disconnect

9.4

1. Microwave2. Antibiotic3. Multinational4. Auto-pilot5. Post-graduate S2 s1 under-

graduate6. subway

9.5 Using the table opposite

MeaningMispronouncing Pronouncing incorrectlyOverworked but underpaid Have to work too hard but are

paid too littlePost-dated cheque Dated his cheque with a date that

was later than the real dateEx-husband The man who used to be her

husbandrewrite Write it again