Amanda Robinson Grammar Task, Page 1

Super Sleuth
Who Stole the Statue of Liberty?
Grammar

Task objective: To find out who stole the Statue of Liberty by putting sentences in order to find the words that will fit in a Secret Sentence. This secret sentence tells who stole the statue. Skill: Sentence structure, and more specifically, adjecti e placement. Setting: The secret hangout of Super Sleuth. Age: !ntermediate" Materials: #andout for students with the sentences to put in order, and an answer $ey for the teacher. Problem to be solved: %inding the thief& Pre-task: This preparation should include basic grammar instruction for sentence structure'''the placement of nouns, erbs, and direct objects, as well as adjecti es, adjecti e phrases, and adjecti e clauses. Task sequence: (. Students can wor$ alone or in pairs. ). Students simply attempt to put the sentences in order. *. +ne word in each sentence will be a part of the Secret Sentence. Feedback: Students will $now that they ha e it right when they find the Secret Sentence ma$es sense and gi es the name of the thief.

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Super Sleuth
Who Stole the Statue of Liberty?

Put the sentences in the right order, and then use the numbered spaces to make the Secret Sentence and find the thief! 1. I know who stole the statue that I can find __I___ _______ __that___ ______ ______ ______ ______ _____ ______ _______. 1. 2. I saw with a strange light a shi fl!ing ______ ______ _____ _____ shi 2. ______ ______ ______ _______.

". It #er! was a man strong in the shi . ______ was ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ . ". $. I saw with an %&' him wearing a shirt ______ ______ __him____ _________ ____ shirt ______ ______ ______. $.

(. I)m who the er etrator is still not sure ______ still ______ ______ ______ ______ _________ ______ . (. *. &ome eo le of light saw a flash blue ______ eo le saw ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ . *.

Amanda Robinson Grammar Task, Page " +. A wa#ing others ca e saw ,thers ______ ______ wa#ing ______ . +. -. This e#ent the named news a er, %&tatue of .ibert!/ &tolen0.' ______ news a er ________ ______ ______, %&tatue of .ibert!/ &tolen0'. -. 1. 2#en cancelled the lotter! su er was ______ ______ ______ ______ was ______ . 1. 13. All of this trouble caused one man4 ______ ______ caused ______ ______ ______ ______ . 13. 11. I can)t belie#e &tatue of .ibert! that he stole the ______ ______ ______ that ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______. 11. 12. 5hen he stole I wonder it0 I ________ ______ he ______ ______ 0 12.

SECRET SENTENCE! _____ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______, ______ ______ 6 _______, 1. 2. ". $. (. *. +. -. 1. 13. _______ _______4 11. 12.

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Super Sleuth
Who Stole the Statue of Liberty?
Answer Key: Sentence Orders 1. I know that I can find who stole the statue. 2. I saw a fl!ing shi with a strange light. ". It was a #er! strong man in the shi . $. I saw him wearing a shirt with an %&'. (. I)m still not sure who the er etrator is. *. &ome eo le saw a blue flash of light. +. ,thers saw a wa#ing ca e. -. The news a er named this e#ent, %&tatue of .ibert!/ &tolen0.' 1. 2#en the &u er .otter! was cancelled. 13. ,ne man caused all of this trouble4 11. I can)t belie#e that he stole the &tatue of .ibert!. 12. I wonder when he stole it0 Secret Sentence The fl!ing man with the blue ca e, named &u erman, stole it.