DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 208
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 4
Ask:
10. How do the children in the class react to what Roy tells them next? (they are worried,
shocked, sad.)
11. What will the owls do? (the grown-up owls will fly away or stay to protect their babies)
12. What will happen to the owls that stay? (They’ll die.)
13. What does Roy plan to do? (go to the building site tomorrow at lunch time.)
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Ask:
14. How does Mr. Ryan react to Roy's plan? (He reminds Roy that students aren't allowed to
leave during school hours.)
15. What is Roy's answer? (Students are taught about people who fight for what they believe in.
Roy believes that killing these owls is wrong, and he wants to do something about it.)
After reading
2. Let’s Answer! HOTS (page 160)
Answer key:
1. a.Carl Hiassen
b."Hoot"
2. b
3. There is "an empty piece of land" and it seems like a good idea.
4. the burrowing owl.
3.
Let’s Write! (HOTS - Compare and Contrast) (page 160)
1. SIMILAR: In both stories, people are changing animal habitat and endangering wild animals.
DIFFERENT: In "Hoot", Roy wants to convince the builders to call off construction. In the Unit 4
story, the kids come up with a compromise that allows building, but in a more responsible way.
2. Accept logical answers.
4.
Time to Reflect (page 160)
Talk about the chart in class.
Have students complete the chart.
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