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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 Definition
Re- again rework Work again
Un- 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 Indiscreet
Sensitive insensitive
Convincing unconvincing
Relevant irrelevant
Obedient disobedient
Efficient Inefficient
Responsible Irresponsible
Grateful ungrateful
Loyal disloyal
tolerant intolerant
9.2 Negative adjectives
NEGATIVE ADJECTIVES MEANING
Unmarried Not having a husband or wife
inedible Impossible to eat
illiterate Unable to read or write
unemployed Not having a job
impartial Fair in giving judgement
irreplaceable Unable to be replaced
9.3 Use the word in brackets
1. 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
Meaning
Mispronouncing Pronouncing incorrectly
Overworked but underpaid Have to work too hard but are paid too little
Post-dated cheque Dated his cheque with a date that was later than the real date
Ex-husband The man who used to be her husband
rewrite Write it again