DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 140
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 3
5. Let’s Write! (HOTS – Classify and Categorize) (page 98)
Teach HOTS - Classify and Categorize (see page xiii)
Group work
Curriculum:
Divide the class into small groups. Each group is to
SI: Students will interact for purposes
complete one column. This means some of the
such as giving directions.
groups will be doing the same column (which is
AI: Students will locate relevant
perfectly fine) if you have a big class.
information
for specific purposes.
On the board, draw the table below without the
SI: Students will answer questions
answers.
about familiar topics.
Explain what to do.
AI: Students will extract information
Say:
from visual data.
Each group is in charge of one column.
You have to go back to pages 94-95 and look
at the ads there.
Then find the ads that match your group’s column.
Write down the name of the ad or a description of the ad.
When you have finished, we’ll check it all together here on the board.
When the students have finished, have representatives from the different groups come to the
board and complete their column.
Review the complete table with the class.
Ask:
Do we have any ads that appear in more than one column? If yes, discuss why.
Answer Key:
INFORMATION AD
1. hula hoops
2. flyer about a
lost dog
3. the van
4. English lessons
5. Diggie’s hot
dogs
6. Al's Bike shop
7. Max's Burgers
ADJECTIVE AD
1. Lost dog
2. Handsome Guy's
Wear
CELEBRITY AD
1. newspaper article
about Warhol
2. Fishy Jeans
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LOGO-ONLY AD
1. Kate carrying
bag with a
logo
2. Tom's T-shirt
3. Pow! comics
