DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 258
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 6
Produce a short piece of coherent writing
and/or speech that conveys personal
experiences
Design a means for collecting information,
such as a questionnaire, and list the results
Students write a short story.
Students summarize a unit of their choice.
Use given criteria, such as a checklist, to
prepare and improve presentations
SOCIAL INTERACTION
Students use a checklist to prepare and present a puzzle.
Give and receive short messages in writing
such as notes, invitations
Students receive short message in writing such as notes and an
invitation.
Ask and answer simple questions about
familiar topics and everyday situations such as
family, school, personal interests
Express feelings, likes, and dislikes
Students write a detective’s notebook summary that includes
information and clues from the story.
Engage in short conversations
Students categorize information and complete a table.
Students express excitement when they understand who Prof.
Sparky is.
Students talk about pictures and learn about the places they
see in the pictures.
APPRECIATION OF LANGUAGE
Are aware that not all translated words can
Students learn that the saying "request the pleasure of your
be translated on a one-to-one
company" cannot be translated one-to-one.
correspondence
APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE AND CULTURE
Are familiar with different cultural products
and practices
Students read four fact cards and read about cultures in
different countries: New Orleans, USA; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
Sydney, Australia, and Cape Town, South Africa.
Students learn about American cultural practices.
TEXT TYPES
Picture story
Comics
Raps
Stories
SMS messages
Song
Invitation
Airline tickets
Fact cards
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