English S.B.A

Plan Of Investigation
Theme: Weather
Subtopic: How do Tornadoes form?
-The group topic for this SBA is Weather and the subtopic is
How do tornadoes form?
I chose the topic “How do Tornadoes form” because I want to

know how tornadoes form because I know very little about it.
As an English student the expected benefits are Persuasive
writing, Summary Writing and Expanding vocabulary. These
skills will be utilized in gather information and oral
presentation. I will foregather the relevant information -an
article, a story and a poem- from the internet and a story book.
Artifact #1
Artifact: An article
Author: National Geographic Staff
Source: Website (www.nationalgeographic.com)
Title: “Tornadoes, Explained”
URL/Link:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
environment/article/tornadoes
Info/Summary: The most violent tornadoes come from

supercells, large thunderstorms that have winds already in
rotation. About one in a thousand storms becomes a supercell,
and one in five or six supercells spawns off a tornado.
Tornadoes form when warm, humid air collides with cold, dry
air.
The denser cold air is pushed over the warm air, usually
producing thunderstorms. The warm air rises through the
colder air, causing an updraft. The updraft will begin to rotate
if winds vary sharply in speed or direction.
As the rotating updraft, called a mesocycle, draws in more

warm air from the moving thunderstorm, its rotation speed
increases. Cool air fed by the jet stream, a strong band of wind
in the atmosphere, provides even more energy.
Water droplets from the mesocyclone's moist air form a funnel
cloud. The funnel continues to grow and eventually it
descends from the cloud. When it touches the ground, it
becomes a tornado.
Artifact #2
Artifact: Story
Author: Anne Wendorff

Source: Book
Title: “Extreme Weather: Tornadoes”
Info/Summary: Most tornadoes start in thunderclouds.

Thunderclouds need certain conditions to form. They need a
layer of warm, moist air near the ground. They also need a
layer of cool air above the warm, moist air.
Warm air rises. It cools as it rises. Cool air cannot hold as

much moisture as warm air. The moisture gets squeezed out of
a sponge. The moisture turns into water droplets floating in
clouds. These droplets can build up to form tall, dark
thunderclouds.
Inside some thunderclouds, warm air begins rising extremely

fast. It also begins moving in a spiral as it rises. This is called
an updraft.
Sometimes a funnel cloud develops at the bottom of a

thundercloud, underneath an updraft. This is the beginning of
a tornado. A funnel cloud becomes a tornado if it extends and
touches the ground.
Artifact #3
Artifact: A poem
Source: Website (www.PoemHunter.com)
Title: “Tornado”
URL/Link: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tornado-14/
Info:
Dark grey clouds
swiftly roll in
lighting flashes, illuminating the sky
and violently striking the earth
and loud thunder
rumbles not far behind
A violent rotating column of air
choreographed by the dancing wind
spins and swirls
around the eye of the storm
dissolving earth into dust
causing chaos wherever it goes
an unpredictable and deadly vortex
a hurling grey shell if destruction
trashing everything in its path

a perfect storm, a deadly natural weapon
destroying lives in a matter of seconds
Reflection #1
Prior to starting this English S.B.A I knew before that

tornadoes forms from powerful thunderstorms. With its strong
winds, it can destroy homes, overturn vehicles, and uproot
trees. After research, gathering and analysing information on
this topic, I finally found three artifacts that have given me a
better understanding of ‘How Tornadoes form?’
-The first artifact that I have selected was an explanatory

article entitled “Tornadoes, explained” created by the staff of
National Geographic. This artifact help elucidate how
tornadoes form within thunderstorms. This artifact made me
inquisitive about the topic.
-The second artifact that I have selected was a story entitled

‘Extreme Weather: Tornadoes’ written by Anne Wendorff.
This artifact edified me on the conditions in which are needed
for these twisters to form, and that they can occur anywhere
except Antarctica. This artifact made me cognizant of
environment as I am now aware that tornadoes can occur
anywhere.
-Finally, the last artifact that I have selected was a poem

entitled ‘Tornado’ by Nicole GravellPellerino. This artifact
informed me about the dangers of tornadoes. This artifact
made me feel well aware of how much damage is caused by
tornadoes.

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Plan Of Investigation

Subtopic: How do Tornadoes form?

I chose the topic “How do Tornadoes form” because I want to

Author: National Geographic Staff

Source: Website (www.nationalgeographic.com)

Title: “Tornadoes, Explained”

Info/Summary: The most violent tornadoes come from

As the rotating updraft, called a mesocycle, draws in more

Author: Anne Wendorff

Title: “Extreme Weather: Tornadoes”

Info/Summary: Most tornadoes start in thunderclouds.

Warm air rises. It cools as it rises. Cool air cannot hold as

Inside some thunderclouds, warm air begins rising extremely

Sometimes a funnel cloud develops at the bottom of a

Source: Website (www.PoemHunter.com)

Dark grey clouds

lighting flashes, illuminating the sky

and violently striking the earth

and loud thunder

rumbles not far behind

A violent rotating column of air

choreographed by the dancing wind

spins and swirls

around the eye of the storm

dissolving earth into dust

causing chaos wherever it goes

an unpredictable and deadly vortex

a hurling grey shell if destruction

trashing everything in its path

destroying lives in a matter of seconds

Prior to starting this English S.B.A I knew before that

-The first artifact that I have selected was an explanatory

-The second artifact that I have selected was a story entitled

-Finally, the last artifact that I have selected was a poem

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