DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 116
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 3
Curriculum:
AI: Students will understand the
general meaning, main ideas, and
sequence of events in the text and
use this knowledge as needed.
Let’s Read! (Track 24) (page 76)
Have the students read the note and guess what happened
at the museum. Tell them that the note is written in rhyme.
Have them read the note aloud and point to the rhyming
words.
Ask:
What’s missing? (two paintings)
How did the thief get in? (He cut a hole in the window.)
Why did he turn off the lights? (So the police won’t see him.)
Do we know who did it? (not yet)
Who do you think will help find out? (Tom, Kate, Jack and Amy and maybe Mike)
2. Let’s Read! (page 76)
Before Reading
Present the new words on the board. Either use the flashcards or write the words.
Discuss each word, giving a synonym or a
definition via a sentence that explains the
Curriculum:
meaning of the word. Write the word COLLECT
AI: students will use simple
on the board and show the addition of "ion" to
information tools such as a
form a noun. Give additional examples on the
glossary, a simplified learner’s
board: INVENT – INVENTION, PROTECT –
dictionary, and a table of contents.
PROTECTION, INTRODUCE – INTRODUCTION
Appreciation of Language
NOTE: The work on ‘tion’ shows the students how English is formed. The use of a specific suffix to
produce a specific word type – in this case, a noun – is common in English and can be compared to
how a noun is formulated in Hebrew or Arabic.
NEW WORDS
museum
collect
collection
statues
collector
Vocabulary reinforcement
Have the students go over the text and find the words they just learned. Ask them to read the
sentences where they found the words. If there are still unclear words, explain them.
Have the students copy the words into their notebooks and write their definitions.
For weaker students: Have them copy the sentence with the new word into their notebooks, next
to the definition they wrote. This will help them remember the context as well.
For more ideas, go to pages vi and vii in the Yellow Pages section.
Say and ask:
Now look at the text. Where does this text appear? (on the Internet, in Artepedia.)
What kind of text is it? (informative, provides information)
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