DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 243
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 5
3. Let’s Write! Predict (page 187)
Have the students open their notebook and write their opinion. (Accept any logical answer)
4. Let’s Practice! (page 187)
Have the students answer in their notebooks.
When they are finished, go over the answers with them.
Answer key: the sentences should reflect understanding of the words.
You may want to use this rubric to assess the students' work.
Rubric
Wrote at least three sentences, one for
each word
Described the pictures using the new
words
Wrote complete sentences
Used capital letters and full stops
Used correct spelling and grammar
Full points
Partial points (5)
None (0)
Detective Tip # 9
Have the students decipher the code.
Answer key: FIND OTHER KIDS WHO ARE LIKE YOU
Ask:
What do you think this means?
Why should we find others like us? (accept
logical answers)
Have the students copy the correct sentence from
the board into their Detective's Notebooks
5. Let’s Read! (page 188-189)
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 use simple information
tools such as a glossary, a simplified
learner’s dictionary, a table of contents.
Before reading
Ask and say:
HOTS How much do you know about bullies?
HOTS Do you think you can spot a bully or bullying?
Who can explain what bullying is? (write a short definition on the board based on their
answers)
NEW WORDS:
VOCABULARY
invites
make fun
picked
pushes
tease
Present the new words on the board.
Discuss each word, explain its meaning. Then have the students copy the
words into their notebooks and write their definitions.
For more ideas go to Introduction in the Yellow Pages section.
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