Storm Chasers
Informational (nonfiction), 1,176 words, Level R (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Ask and answer questions
Comprehension	Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics	Compound Predicates
Word Work	Common Suffixes

Book Summary

Tornadoes are both exciting and terrifying; storm chasers know this firsthand. They place themselves in harm’s way to study these often violent storms. Most storm chasers are scientists who hope to gather information about wind speed and direction in order to predict the path a tornado will travel. Readers will learn what storm chasers do, how tornadoes form, and what to do if a tornado is approaching. Photographs and scientific illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions
• Identify main ideas and details
• Recognize and form compound sentences
• Understand and use suffixes -ist and -ful

Vocabulary

• Content words: Doppler radar, F-ratings, funnel clouds, meteorologists, supercell, Tornado Alley, tornado warning, tornado watch, wall cloud, waterspout

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Pocketbook Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level R Answer Sheet