GRADES 3-5; 6-8; 9-12
OBJECTIVES
Students will:
- Use the new vocabulary words in a Story Impression activity.
- Use the Present Perfect Progressive to discuss and write about an image.
- Illustrate or write their own mini mysteries.
VOCABULARY
| mystery (n)
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smudge (n)
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assist (v)
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| surprise (n)
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microscope (n)
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curious (adj)
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| detective (n)
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observe (v)
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real (adj)
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| clue (n)
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notice (v)
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fake (adj)
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| fingerprint (n)
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suspect (v, n)
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recently (adv)
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LESSON PROCEDURE
Vocabulary
- Watch the Vocabulary movie to introduce the new words, stopping to ask questions, give examples, and ask students to make connections to the words.
- Have pairs of students write a Story Impression with the new vocabulary words.
- Project the picture side of Flash Words onto the board or interactive white board. Students label the words they know and then flip the pictures to check if they are correct.
Grammar
- To introduce the concept of a continuing past action, begin the lesson by asking the students what time it is and write the time on the board. Then, without speaking, begin doing something, such as walking around the room. Then look at your watch, and ask, “How long have I been walking around the room?”
- Watch the Grammar movie.
- Have pairs of students discuss the image What Has Been Happening Here? Tell the students that Ben has just walked in. He asks, “What has been happening here all day, and who has been making this mess?” Students must write down the ten clues that they find, using present perfect progressive. When they have finished, students can roundrobin one reason why they think Moby is a suspect.
Movie
- Have students watch the movie April Fools' Day (L3U3L3), with a partner and pause whenever they want to Say Something. It may be a question, a connection they make, or a comment.
- Students can compare the Story Impressions they wrote to the movie. They can use a Venn Diagram and then relate their comparisons to the class.
Features
- Watch Hear It, Say It. Students may listen and repeat sentences from the movie.
- Students do the remaining interactive features of the lesson: Play It, Warm Up, and You Can Do It.
ACTIVITIES
- Tell the students you’ve been watching them since the lesson began. Give three or four sentences about what students have been doing, without giving away the names.
Ask students to guess who the students are. Their answers should be with the present perfect progressive. Now call on students/pairs to produce other sentences for their peers to guess.
- Ask if students know any detectives from books, comics, or movies. Discuss and compare them. Students can collaborate with a partner to create their own mysteries. They can use the Comic Strip Template or the Storyboard Graphic Organizer to illustrate a comic strip or write a mini mystery story.
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