Funny Crimes – Teacher's Guide



Funny Crimes – Teacher's Guide

Overview

Some people think they can commit crimes and not get caught. In the activity the students will read real-life funny crime stores. The will prepare a radio or television news report or write a short newspaper article about it.

Students can access all the Internet sites for the Interactive Activities by clicking on Students' Area in the ECB On-line homepage, then click on:

• Interactive Activity links - The links to the Internet sites are listed under the names of the activities.

- or -

• Elementary, Junior High, High School. Choose their coursebook.

Level

Intermediate and Proficiency (Grades 9-11)

Time

Two 45-minute lessons

Group Size

Individual or pairs

Students' Prior Knowledge

The students can ...

... follow sequence of events

... ... understand the main idea and supporting details.

Objectives

The students will be able to ...

... show detailed knowledge of a specific subject.

... understand the main idea and supporting details of a text.

Procedure

Discuss with the students how criminals get caught. Why do almost all criminals get caught? What makes a smart or dumb criminal?

Give the students the Funny Crimes Activity.

Presentation

Prepare a radio or television news report or write a short newspaper article about the crime you read about.

Don't forget to include: Who did it? Where did it happen? What happened? In what order did things happen? What were the consequences?

Funny Crimes – Activity

To find the Internet site you need to complete this activity

• Go to: ECB Online: ecb.co.il

• Click on Student's Area

• Click on Interactive Activity Links or look for your course book.

• Find the activity: Funny Crimes

• Use these Internet sites to help you.

Click on one story from Funny Real Life Crime Stories.

Click on Click Here to read more to read the entire article.

• Name the city where the crime took place?

• Name place where the crime took place? (Bank, store, house…)

• How many people committed the crime?

• What did they try to do?

• Why didn't they succeed?

• Did the criminal go to jail? If yes, for how long? If no, what is the reward for his/her capture?

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