DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 168
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 4
2. Let’s Read (track 37) (page 122)
Before reading (HOTS- Prediction)
Say and ask:
Take a look at the pictures. What’s going on?
(something with the animals)
Why do you think Professor Sparky gets so
many pictures from Moca at night? (The
pictures were taken at night.)
Why were the pictures taken at night? (This
is when the animals are not disturbed by
people and can move around.)
Curriculum:
AI: Students will understand the
general meaning, main ideas, and
sequence of events in the text and
use this knowledge as needed.
AI: Students will identify different
text types and use this knowledge as
needed.
AI: Students will locate relevant
information for a specific purpose.
AI: Students will extract information
from visual data such as a timetable.
Reading
Have the students read the conversation.
Ask:
What does Professor Sparky tell the kids? (Something strange is happening to the wild
animals.)
Who does Jack want to call in for help? (the Green Team)
Why do you think Jack wants to call someone else? (Accept all logical answers but remind
them of the title of the Unit. the idea is that this is a different kind of mystery, “an Ecomystery” [ecological].)
Where do they want to meet the Green Team? (at school tomorrow)
After reading HOTS
Making Connection. Who do you think the Green Team is? (Connect this answer to Unit 2
where they spoke about the green bike and the different meanings of green. Explain that
they’ll meet the Green Team soon, and the team will probably deal with the environment.)
Do you think this Green Team will be able to help? (Accept all logical answers.)
3. Let’s Write (page 122)
Curriculum:
Have the students answer in their notebooks.
P: Students will produce a short
When they have finished, go over the answers with
piece of coherent writing.
them.
Answer Key:
1. Something strange is happening to the animals.
2. The Green Team can help them solve the mystery.
3. (The correct answer would be ‘Eco-Detectives’, but accept answers that show they understood
that the Green Team is a team of people who can help in mysteries that are about the environment
and animals.)
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