DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 257
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 6
UNIT 6 - IT’S NOT OVER YET! (page 205)
OBJECTIVES
In this unit the students will:
Read comics and learn about a big secret!
Find specific information in different texts.
Categorize information about different cities.
Write a short mystery.
Write a summary.
Domains, Benchmarks and Activities
DOMAINS AND BENCHMARKS
ACTIVITIES
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
Understand the general meaning, main ideas,
and sequence of events in a text and use this
knowledge as needed
Identify different text types and use this
knowledge as needed
Students read a rap to find out how the story will unravel.
Students read a story and find out what Tom and Kate are
planning to do during the summer vacation.
Students read a story and meet a mystery guy.
Students read a story about how Miss Lee makes a surprise
visit to Tom and Kate’s house.
Students read facts cards and learn about different countries.
Students listen to a conversation and discover who the mystery
guy is.
Students read, comics, raps, stories, SMS messages, song, fact
cards, invitation, and airline tickets.
Identify explicit opinions and feelings
Students read a story and find out how Tom and Kate feel
when they arrive in London.
Find out and follow short and simple directions Students listen to announcements and follow directions.
and instructions in familiar contexts
Extract information from visual data, such as
timetables
Students read an airline ticket.
Students read an invitation.
Locate relevant information for a specific
purpose
Use simple information tools such as a
glossary, a simplified learner’s dictionary, and
a table of contents
PRESENTATION
Students locate relevant information for a specific purpose in
reading and listening texts.
Glossed words are used to understand all details in the texts.
Describe people, places, things, and events
Students describe things and events verbally and in writing.
Present information on limited content,
supported by visual aids
Students write about pictures that show what Tom and Kate
could do during the summer.
Students complete an end-of-year project and present it to
their classmates.
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