DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 262
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 6
Where do you think everyone is?
Why do you think no one is there?
Do you think this has to do with the end of the school year? (For all questions, accept logical
answers.)
2. Let’s Read! (track 57) (pages 206-207)
Before reading
Say and ask:
Read the first line: where is Kate? (Kate is in her room at home.)
What is she doing? (Kate is doing homework.)
Tom is bored. Find the line in Paragraph 2, that tells us that he is bored. ("Nothing. I’m
bored!" have a student read it out.)
Now read the last line of the text and the SMS message: who are Kate and Tom contacting?
(Professor Sparky, Jack and Amy)
Why are they contacting them? (They are bored and looking for something cool to do.
Maybe Jack and Amy and the professor will have something cool for them to do.)
Reading
Say and ask:
Paragraph 1
Read paragraph 1.
What book did Kate read? (Mean Girls)
HOTS What do you think the book is about? (Accept all logical answers – remind them of the
meaning of ‘mean’.)
Paragraph 2
How does Tom get into Kate’s room? (through the window)
Why do you think he climbs through the window? (Accept all logical answers.)
Why does Tom think that Josh or William will not want to come over? (They have homework
to do.)
Why is Tom bored? (He finished his homework and has no friends to play with.)
Paragraph 3
What is Kate planning to do over the summer vacation? (work in the ice-cream shop)
Why do you think Tom says he loves ice cream? (Accept all logical answers – but lead
toward his hoping to get some free ice cream from his sister.)
What job does Tom have for the summer? (dog walker)
How long until summer vacation starts? (51 hours and 22 minutes)
How long until your summer vacation starts? (Have the students figure it out – but you
figure it out first.)
Paragraph 4
What does Kate suddenly realize? (that they haven’t heard from Professor Sparky or Jack
and Amy in a long time)
Where do Tom and Kate check to see if Prof. Sparky contacted them? (their e-mail)
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