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Ivy RuckmanA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
1. What do you think about when you think of a tornado? How do tornadoes impact the United States?
Teaching Suggestion: Since the book’s focus is on a specific set of tornadoes, having some background information on these storms will be important for students to more fully access the story. Students might bring a lot of background knowledge. Some might have experienced a tornado firsthand, making this topic and unit possibly traumatic. Other students might have only general ideas about tornadoes or even incorrect knowledge. Starting with a look at what they already know will help build a bridge to the research here and will also scaffold the later activity.
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