Text+Features

__**Text Features **__ - Bold Words:  Students will find the bold words within the text they choose to read. Students will then find synonyms of the words they found and keep record of them. Students will then reread the text with more familiar words making it more meaningful to them.

-Underlined:  Students will keep a record of all underlined words in the text. When students have finished reading, they will define the words in the list to help them understand what the word means.

-Map:  Students will discuss and look at a map of Tornado Alley. Students will then create their own map of Tornado Alley, and include a route that they think tornadoes typically follow.