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What do police and detectives do to keep their community safe? Six short-answer questions make up a worksheet designed to reinforce reading comprehensions skills while providing information about police officers and detectives.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
- Invite a police officer or detective to speak to the classroom about their profession
- Direct learners to write a narrative in which they are a police officer or detective
- Divide the class into homogeneous groups based on reading level; work with small groups in need of extra support and encourage marking the text
Classroom Considerations
- Requires copies—four pages, or two front-to-back
- Preview the passage's reading level to confirm its appropriateness for your population
Pros
- Presents information in a bullet point and narrative format
- Clear font makes for easy reading
Cons
- Does not provide lines for learners to write question answers