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Masters of Disaster

Adapted From National Language Arts Standards

  1. Read texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world.
  2. Read a wide range of literature to build an understanding of the many dimensions of human experience.
  3. Apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
  4. Adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively.
  5. Employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements.
  6. Apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
  7. Conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions and by posing problems.
  8. Use a variety of technological and informational resources to gather and synthesize information to create and communicate knowledge.
  9. Develop an understanding and respect for diversity and language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles.
  10. For students whose first language is not English, make use of their first language to develop competency in English language arts and develop understanding across curriculum.
  11. Participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
  12. Use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes

Masters of Disaster Lessons
Meeting National Education Standards
Language Arts K-2

1. Read texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world.

Floods
Lesson Plan 3, Flood Safety, page 61

Tornadoes
Lesson Plan 5, Tornado WATCHES and WARNINGS, page 89

2. Read a wide range of literature to build an understanding of the many dimensions of human experience.

Floods
Lesson Plan 3, Flood Safety, page 61

Tornadoes
Lesson Plan 5, Tornado WATCHES and WARNINGS, page 89

3. Apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.

General Preparedness
Lesson Plan 3, "Special Needs" Disaster Plan, page 15

Hurricanes
Lesson Plan 4, Picture Ready for a Hurricane, page 39
Lesson Plan 5, Who Helps Us?, page 43

Floods
Lesson Plan 3, Flood Safety, page 61

Tornadoes
Lesson Plan 3, Where and When Do Tornadoes Strike?, page 77
Lesson Plan 5, Tornado WATCHES and WARNINGS, page 89

Earthquakes
Lesson Plan 2, The Earth Changes, page 121
Lesson Plan 4, Hazard Hunt, page 137

4. Adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively.

Hurricanes
Lesson Plan 4, Picture Ready for a Hurricane, page 39

5. Employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements.

General Preparedness
Lesson Plan 3, "Special Needs" Disaster Plan, page 15
Lesson Plan 4, Pet Disaster Plan, page 17

Hurricanes
Lesson Plan 1, What Are Hurricanes?, page 25
Lesson Plan 2, Where and When Do Hurricanes Strike?, page 29
Lesson Plan 4, Picture Ready for a Hurricane, page 39

Floods
Lesson Plan 1, The Water Cycle, page 49
Lesson Plan 2, What Is Flooding?, page 53
Lesson Plan 3, Flood Safety, page 61

Tornadoes
Lesson Plan 1, How Can I See the Wind?, page 69
Lesson Plan 3, Where and When Do Tornadoes Strike?, page 77
Lesson Plan 5, Tornado WATCHES and WARNINGS, page 89

Earthquakes
Lesson Plan 2, The Earth Changes, page 121
Lesson Plan 4, Hazard Hunt, page 137

6. Apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.

General Preparedness
Lesson Plan 1, Family Disaster Supplies Kit, page 5
Lesson Plan 2, Family Disaster Plan, page 11
Lesson Plan 3, "Special Needs" Disaster Plan, page 15
Lesson Plan 4, Pet Disaster Plan, page 17

Hurricanes
Lesson Plan 1, What Are Hurricanes?, page 25
Lesson Plan 2, Where and When Do Hurricanes Strike?, page 29
Lesson Plan 3, Get Ready, Get Set, Go, page 35
Lesson Plan 4, Picture Ready for a Hurricane, page 39
Lesson Plan 5, Who Helps Us?, page 43

Floods
Lesson Plan 1, The Water Cycle, page 49
Lesson Plan 2, What Is Flooding?, page 53
Lesson Plan 3, Flood Safety, page 61

Tornadoes
Lesson Plan 1, How Can I See the Wind?, page 69
Lesson Plan 2, What Is a Tornado?, page 73
Lesson Plan 3, Where and When Do Tornadoes Strike?, page 77
Lesson Plan 4, Tornado Weather, page 85
Lesson Plan 5, Tornado WATCHES and WARNINGS, page 89

Lightning
Lesson Plan 1, What Is Lightning?, page 95
Lesson Plan 2, Lightning Safety, page 101
Lesson Plan 3, 30-30 Rule for Lightning Safety, page 105

Earthquakes
Lesson Plan 2, The Earth Changes, page 121
Lesson Plan 3, Things Are Shaking, page 127
Lesson Plan 4, Hazard Hunt, page 137

7. Conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions and by posing problems.

General Preparedness
Lesson Plan 2, Family Disaster Plan, page 11
Lesson Plan 3, "Special Needs" Disaster Plan, page 15
Lesson Plan 4, Pet Disaster Plan, page 17

Hurricanes
Lesson Plan 2, Where and When Do Hurricanes Strike?, page 29
Lesson Plan 3, Get Ready, Get Set, Go, page 35
Lesson Plan 4, Picture Ready for a Hurricane, page 39

Floods
Lesson Plan 1, The Water Cycle, page 49
Lesson Plan 3, Flood Safety, page 61

Tornadoes
Lesson Plan 1, How Can I See the Wind?, page 69
Lesson Plan 2, What Is a Tornado?, page 73
Lesson Plan 3, Where and When Do Tornadoes Strike?, page 77
Lesson Plan 4, Tornado Weather, page 85
Lesson Plan 5, Tornado WATCHES and WARNINGS, page 89

Lightning
Lesson Plan 1, What Is Lightning?, page 95
Lesson Plan 2, Lightning Safety, page 101

Earthquakes
Lesson Plan 2, The Earth Changes, page 121
Lesson Plan 3, Things Are Shaking, page 127

8. Use a variety of technological and informational resources to gather and synthesize information to create and communicate knowledge.

Hurricanes
Lesson Plan 4, Picture Ready for a Hurricane, page 39 Floods
Lesson Plan 3, Flood Safety, page 61

9. Develop an understanding and respect for diversity and language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles.

General Preparedness
Lesson Plan 2, Family Disaster Plan, page 11
Lesson Plan 3, "Special Needs" Disaster Plan, page 15
Lesson Plan 4, Pet Disaster Plan, page 17

Hurricanes
Lesson Plan 2, Where and When Do Hurricanes Strike?, page 29
Lesson Plan 3, Get Ready, Get Set, Go, page 35
Lesson Plan 4, Picture Ready for a Hurricane, page 39

Floods
Lesson Plan 1, The Water Cycle, page 49
Lesson Plan 3, Flood Safety, page 61

Tornadoes
Lesson Plan 1, How Can I See the Wind?, page 69
Lesson Plan 2, What Is a Tornado?, page 73
Lesson Plan 3, Where and When Do Tornadoes Strike?, page 77
Lesson Plan 4, Tornado Weather, page 85
Lesson Plan 5, Tornado WATCHES and WARNINGS, page 89

Lightning
Lesson Plan 1, What Is Lightning?, page 95
Lesson Plan 2, Lightning Safety, page 101

Earthquakes
Lesson Plan 2, The Earth Changes, page 121
Lesson Plan 3, Things Are Shaking, page 127

10. For students whose first language is not English, make use of their first language to develop competency in English language arts and develop understanding across curriculum.

General Preparedness
Lesson Plan 1, Family Disaster Supplies Kit, page 5
Lesson Plan 2, Family Disaster Plan, page 11
Lesson Plan 3, "Special Needs" Disaster Plan, page 15
Lesson Plan 4, Pet Disaster Plan, page 17

Hurricanes
Lesson Plan 1, What Are Hurricanes?, page 25
Lesson Plan 2, Where and When Do Hurricanes Strike?, page 29
Lesson Plan 3, Get Ready, Get Set, Go, page 35
Lesson Plan 4, Picture Ready for a Hurricane, page 39

Floods
Lesson Plan 1, The Water Cycle, page 49
Lesson Plan 3, Flood Safety, page 61

Tornadoes
Lesson Plan 1, How Can I See the Wind?, page 69
Lesson Plan 2, What Is a Tornado?, page 73
Lesson Plan 3, Where and When Do Tornadoes Strike?, page 77
Lesson Plan 4, Tornado Weather, page 85
Lesson Plan 5, Tornado WATCHES and WARNINGS, page 89

Lightning
Lesson Plan 1, What Is Lightning?, page 95
Lesson Plan 2, Lightning Safety, page 101
Lesson Plan 3, 30-30 Rule for Lightning Safety, page 105

Earthquakes
Lesson Plan 2, The Earth Changes, page 121
Lesson Plan 3, Things Are Shaking, page 127

11. Participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.

General Preparedness
Lesson Plan 1, Family Disaster Supplies Kit, page 5
Lesson Plan 2, Family Disaster Plan, page 11
Lesson Plan 3, "Special Needs" Disaster Plan, page 15
Lesson Plan 4, Pet Disaster Plan, page 17

Hurricanes
Lesson Plan 1, What Are Hurricanes?, page 25
Lesson Plan 2, Where and When Do Hurricanes Strike?, page 29
Lesson Plan 3, Get Ready, Get Set, Go, page 35
Lesson Plan 4, Picture Ready for a Hurricane, page 39
Lesson Plan 5, Who Helps Us?, page 43

Floods
Lesson Plan 1, The Water Cycle, page 49
Lesson Plan 2, What Is Flooding?, page 53
Lesson Plan 3, Flood Safety, page 61

Tornadoes
Lesson Plan 1, How Can I See the Wind?, page 69
Lesson Plan 2, What Is a Tornado?, page 73
Lesson Plan 3, Where and When Do Tornadoes Strike?, page 77
Lesson Plan 4, Tornado Weather, page 85
Lesson Plan 5, Tornado WATCHES and WARNINGS, page 89

Lightning
Lesson Plan 1, What Is Lightning?, page 95
Lesson Plan 2, Lightning Safety, page 101
Lesson Plan 3, 30-30 Rule for Lightning Safety, page 105

Earthquakes
Lesson Plan 2, The Earth Changes, page 121
Lesson Plan 3, Things Are Shaking, page 127
Lesson Plan 4, Hazard Hunt, page 137

12. Use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes

General Preparedness
Lesson Plan 1, Family Disaster Supplies Kit, page 5
Lesson Plan 2, Family Disaster Plan, page 11
Lesson Plan 3, "Special Needs" Disaster Plan, page 15
Lesson Plan 4, Pet Disaster Plan, page 17

Hurricanes
Lesson Plan 1, What Are Hurricanes?, page 25
Lesson Plan 2, Where and When Do Hurricanes Strike?, page 29
Lesson Plan 3, Get Ready, Get Set, Go, page 35
Lesson Plan 4, Picture Ready for a Hurricane, page 39

Floods
Lesson Plan 1, The Water Cycle, page 49
Lesson Plan 2, What Is Flooding?, page 53
Lesson Plan 3, Flood Safety, page 61

Tornadoes
Lesson Plan 1, How Can I See the Wind?, page 69
Lesson Plan 2, What Is a Tornado?, page 73
Lesson Plan 3, Where and When Do Tornadoes Strike?, page 77
Lesson Plan 4, Tornado Weather, page 85
Lesson Plan 5, Tornado WATCHES and WARNINGS, page 89

Lightning
Lesson Plan 1, What Is Lightning?, page 95
Lesson Plan 2, Lightning Safety, page 101
Lesson Plan 3, 30-30 Rule for Lightning Safety, page 105

Earthquakes
Lesson Plan 2, The Earth Changes, page 121
Lesson Plan 3, Things Are Shaking, page 127
Lesson Plan 4, Hazard Hunt, page 137