DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 150
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 3
PART 6: It’s One of These Two! (pages 108-110)
Curriculum:
SI: Students will express personal
wishes and opinions.
Let’s Remember - HOTS
Ask:
What artist did we learn about in the previous
section? (Andy Warhol)
What did we learn about him? (Encourage the students to tell everything they remember.)
Discuss the title of the section.
Ask:
What do you think it means?
What are "these two"? Two what? (Accept all logical answers)
1. Let’s Rap! (Track 32, HOTS - Prediction) (page 108)
Have one student read the rap aloud while the other student acts it out in mime.
Ask:
Who are they going to talk to? (Miss Bates and the man)
Who is this man? Have students guess. (Frank)
What picture did MoCa send? (a photo of Frank and his van)
2. Let’s Read! (Track 33) (page 108-109)
Before Reading
NEW WORDS
impossible
offer
simple
terrible
Present the new words on the board. Either use the flashcards or write the
words. Present each word and use it in a sentence. Then ask the students if
they know what the word means. Allow guessing and finally give the right
explanation.
Vocabulary reinforcement
Curriculum:
Have the students go over the text and
AI: Students will understand the
find the words they just learned. Ask them to read the
general meaning, main ideas,
sentences where they found the words. If there are still
and sequence of events in the
unclear words, explain them.
text and use this knowledge as
needed.
Have the students copy the words into their notebooks and
AI: Students will identify
write their definitions.
different text types and use this
knowledge as needed.
For weaker students: Have them copy the sentence with
AI: Students will locate relevant
the new word into their notebooks, next to the definition
information for a specific
they wrote. This will help them remember the context as
purpose.
well.
AI: Students will use simple
For more ideas, go to pages vi and vii in the Yellow Pages
information tools such as a
section.
glossary, a simplified learner’s
dictionary, and a table of
contents.
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