DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 189
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 4
Rubric
Full points
Partial
points (5)
None (0)
Described the problem clearly
Wrote two different solutions to the
problem
Described each solution in detail
Used complete sentences
Used capital letters and full stops
Used correct grammar and spelling
5. Language Focus (page 143)
Curriculum:
Possessive Pronouns
AL: Students will compare
You are going to teach possessive pronouns.
different language elements of
Say:
English, such as tense and
We are going to look at possessive pronouns;
gender, to their mother tongue.
my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Possessive pronouns show us that the object
that comes after it belongs to a specific person or thing.
Let’s read the examples from the book. (Read the three sentences.)
What did you notice? (our, your, his – write them on the board.)
What is ‘our’ showing us? Who does the solution belong to?
Whose garbage is it? The kids?
Who did Robert talk to? His friend. Who does the friend belong to? Robert.
Look at the chart – we have pairs of pronouns.
For each subject, we have a possessive that matches.
So we say, “I have a cat. This is MY cat. The cat belongs to me."
Who wants to try? (Have the students try to show what they have and say the sentences.)
Now let’s practice.
6. Let’s Practice! (page 143)
Have the students answer in their notebooks.
When they have finished, go over the answers with them.
Answer Key:
a.
2. your
6. our
10. its
3. their
7. your
11. my
4. her
8. her / his
12. our / our
5. my
9. his
13. her / its
b. Have the students read out their sentences. Write a few examples on the board, at least one for
each picture. The sentences must include the correct use of the possessive pronouns.
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