THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 42. Let’s Read (track 37) (page 122)Before reading (HOTS- Prediction)Say and ask: Take a look at the pictures. What’s going on?(something with the animals) Why do you think Professor Sparky gets somany pictures from Moca at night? (Thepictures were taken at night.) Why were the pictures taken at night? (Thisis when the animals are not disturbed bypeople and can move around.)Curriculum:AI: Students will understand thegeneral meaning, main ideas, andsequence of events in the text anduse this knowledge as needed.AI: Students will identify differenttext types and use this knowledge asneeded.AI: Students will locate relevantinformation for a specific purpose.AI: Students will extract informationfrom visual data such as a timetable.ReadingHave the students read the conversation.Ask: What does Professor Sparky tell the kids? (Something strange is happening to the wildanimals.) Who does Jack want to call in for help? (the Green Team) Why do you think Jack wants to call someone else? (Accept all logical answers but remindthem of the title of the Unit. the idea is that this is a different kind of mystery, “an Ecomystery” [ecological].) Where do they want to meet the Green Team? (at school tomorrow)After reading HOTS Making Connection. Who do you think the Green Team is? (Connect this answer to Unit 2where they spoke about the green bike and the different meanings of green. Explain thatthey’ll meet the Green Team soon, and the team will probably deal with the environment.) Do you think this Green Team will be able to help? (Accept all logical answers.)3. Let’s Write (page 122)Curriculum:Have the students answer in their notebooks.P: Students will produce a shortWhen they have finished, go over the answers withpiece of coherent writing.them.Answer Key:1. Something strange is happening to the animals.2. The Green Team can help them solve the mystery.3. (The correct answer would be ‘Eco-Detectives’, but accept answers that show they understoodthat the Green Team is a team of people who can help in mysteries that are about the environmentand animals.)144
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