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Language Arts/Reading 7th GRADE Student Packet TUTORING SESSION 8 Benchmark Focus Lesson: LA.7.1.6.8- Word Phrases and Word Relationships LA.7.2.1.7- Figurative and Descriptive Language FCAT Instructional Passage: Into the Eye of the Storm NAME: ___________________________ THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA Perla Tabares Hantman, Chair Dr. Martin Karp, Vice Chair Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Susie V. Castillo Carlos L. Curbelo Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman Dr. Wilbert “Tee” Holloway Dr. Marta Pérez Raquel A. Regalado Jude Bruno Student Advisor 
Alberto M. Carvalho Superintendent of Schools Milagros R. Fornell Chief Academic Officer Office of Academics and Transformation
Assistant Superintendent Academics, Accountability and School Improvement Office of Academics and Transformation Karen Spigler Administrative Director Department of Language Arts/Reading
Word Relationships Do you know what an analogy is? It is a comparison. An analogy shows that a relationship between one pair of words is similar to the relationship between another pair. For example, the relationship between big and large is similar to the relationship between small and tiny because both pairs are synonyms. The comparison can be expressed with words or with dots. The dots stand for the words is to and as. Big is to large as small is to tiny big : large :: small : tiny Analogies can show many different relationships in addition to showing synonyms. Some additional relationships can be found in the chart below.
Read this paragraph about tarantulas. Look for an analogy. 
If you are a mouse, you want to stay out of the way of a tarantula. That’s because a tarantula is to a mouse as a fox is to a chicken. A tarantula comes out at night to hunt. Because it has poor vision, a tarantula searches for its victims by touch. When a tarantula finds a tasty meal, it bites its victim and releases paralyzing venom with its large fangs. A tarantula’s bite is not deadly to humans, but it does hurt. Write a cause and effect analogy you found in the paragraph. On the 1st line, write the word that completes the analogy. Then, on the 2nd line, identify the kind of analogy you have completed. 1. sleeves: shirt:: wings : ______________ _____________ engine airplane clothes 2. sweater: clothing:: dictionary : _______________ _______________ book library store 3. sweet: sour:: soft : _________________ ________________ tart sugary hard Benchmark Focus Lesson 2: Figurative and Descriptive Language
Using Figurative Language We call expressions that can’t be understood from the usual, everyday definitions of their words figurative language. Writers often use such expressions to give a clearer picture of what they mean. There are several types of figurative language.
Read the following Greek myth. Notice how descriptive expressions help create a picture. Hera, the queen of the gods, was jealous of the mighty Hercules. She forced Hercules to serve a wicked king. To win his freedom, Hercules had to perform 12 difficult tasks called labors. Task eleven was for Hercules to collect some golden apples as bright as the sun. Near the apple orchard, Hercules found Atlas, a giant who supported the heavy sky on his shoulders. “I’ll get the apples for you,” Atlas said, “but you must hold up the sky.” Hercules suspected that Atlas had a trick up his sleeve. When Atlas had fetched the apples, Hercules said, “Take the sky back for a moment while I make a cushion for my shoulder.” As Atlas took back the sky, Hercules picked up the apples and ran away at lightning speed. In the passage above, find examples of the following types of figurative language and write them on the lines provided. Simile: ________________________________________________________________ Idiom: ________________________________________________________________ Hyperbole: ____________________________________________________________ Anticipation Guide for “Into the Eye of the Storm” Directions: On the line in front of each of the numbers, place an "x" that indicates where you stand in regard to the statement that follows. Be prepared to defend and support your opinions with specific examples. After reading the text, compare your opinions on those statements with the author's implied and/or stated messages. A
_ _ _ _ _ During Reading – Two Column Notes “Into the Eye of the Storm” The chart below provides causes and effects. As you read the passage that follows, write in the effect for each cause that is given; and for each effect that is given, write in the cause.
Into the Eye of the Storm 
They fly into the eye of a hurricane. Who are these people? Why would they do such a thing? They are “Hurricane Hunters.” Even the most advanced satellites today cannot provide all the facts the National Hurricane Center forecasters need to predict when and where a hurricane will strike. Information is also needed to predict how powerful the storm will be. Satellites today can estimate the strength of a hurricane, but these numbers are not accurate enough. What is at first classified as a Category 2 hurricane may actually be determined to be a dangerous Category 3 after more information is gathered. In 1943 Colonel Joseph Duckworth became the first pilot to fly into the eye of a hurricane on purpose. He flew into a hurricane over land near Houston, Texas, on July 27, 1943. He had been an airline pilot who taught Army Air Corps pilots how to fly through bad weather during World War II. He taught pilots how to reduce risk by using their skill, their knowledge, and careful planning. Duckworth’s success flying through the hurricanes and the damage done to Navy ships by incorrectly forecasted hurricanes persuaded the military to begin studying hurricanes. These studies collected useful information. The program’s first accomplishment came with “The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944.” At this time Navy and Army planes tracked the storm from Puerto Rico to New England. A similar storm with the same track had caused a great deal of damage in 1938 when it came ashore with no warning. The forecast information that came from these military flights was used to reduce all types of destruction in the path of the 1944 hurricane. Today the “Hurricane Hunters” are members of the 53rd Weather Investigation Squadron of the Air Force Reserve. They are based at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. There is a six-person crew on each flight. It includes the pilot, the co-pilot, the flight engineer, the navigator, and the weather officer. There is also a dropsonde system operator. The dropsonde system operator releases the dropsonde, which is a weather-sensing canister attached to a small parachute. The canister can send back to the plane information about the temperature, humidity, pressure, and winds inside the hurricane. This information is then transferred to the National Hurricane Center by satellite. When the National Hurricane Center in Miami determines that a hurricane is approaching the United States, the “Hurricane Hunters” take off in two planes. One of the WC-130 planes will enter the hurricane close to the sea surface. The other plane will fly much higher into the storm. As the storm builds in strength, the planes will fly at increasingly higher altitudes. These planes are designed to withstand takeoffs, landings, and high altitude winds up to 200 miles per hour. Their goal is not to fly over or around the hurricane but to fly directly into it. Each mission will last about ten hours. During this time the crew will fly from the outer edge all the way through the eye wall, which is a solid ring of thunderstorms. The crew will fly to the eye, or center of the storm, four to six times. All the while, radar, computers, and weather instruments will collect valuable information inside the hurricane. This information cannot be attained any other way. The knowledge will inform weather forecasters where the hurricane is going, when it will get there, and how strong it will be. One day a plane with no pilot, such as the Aerosonde, may take the place of the “Hurricane Hunters.” Until then, no hurricane can approach the shoreline of the United States without sufficient warning because of the skill and dedication of the “Hurricane Hunters.” ____ 1. Why is the information from a “Hurricane Hunter’s” flight better than the information from satellite images?
____ 2. How did the 1944 hurricane differ from the storm in 1938?
.. ____ 3. All of these weather conditions are measured by the dropsonde system EXCEPT
____ 4. Read these sentences. The program’s first accomplishment came with “The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944.” At this time Navy and Army planes tracked the storm from Puerto Rico to New England. A similar storm with the same track had caused a great deal of damage in 1938 when it came ashore with no warning. Why does the author include this comparison in the passage?
____ 5. Read these sentences. One of the WC-130 planes will enter the hurricane close to the sea surface. The other plane will fly much higher into the storm. Why does the author include this contrast in the passage?
____ 6. The damage of a hurricane is MOST LIKELY lessened by the fact that
____ 7. The military began flying into hurricanes because
Writing - Compare and Contrast The last paragraph of the passage states: One day a plane with no pilot, such as the Aerosonde, may take the place of the “Hurricane Hunters.” Until then, no hurricane can approach the shoreline of the United States without sufficient warning because of the skill and dedication of the “Hurricane Hunters.” Students, imagine the Aerosonde has recently been developed and will be in use during next hurricane season. How will it differ from the planes currently used by Hurricane Hunters? In what ways will it be the same? Create a Venn diagram to organize your ideas, then write two paragraphs describing the differences and similarities between the new and old planes. A third paragraph may be added to describe your opinions of which of the two planes would be more effective and efficient. Share your writings with classmates. Writing Component: Expository The writing section of this lesson is a continuation from last week’s lesson. Students will continue to work with their first draft of the essay. The prompt remains the same. What is your favorite form of transportation-a bus, a car, a skateboard, the subway, or something else? Think about the form of transportation you like best. Now write to explain what makes this form of transportation your favorite. Using the ideas about focus and organization generated during last week’s session, student will revise and rewrite the first draft of this essay.
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____________________ 1. Information gathered from satellites and from Hurricane Hunters is so similar, it is often used interchangeably.
____________________ 2. Scientists started to study hurricanes because they wanted to avoid the death and damage caused by unexpected storms along the coasts.
____________________ 4. Since we have better storm prediction techniques now, many people can better prepare their homes to withstand a high intensity hurricane.
_____________________6. Scientists do not know why hurricanes form, so predicting they travel paths is especially difficult.