Reading workshop

Part 1  Read the text provided in a PDF document named ‘The Piltdown Man.’ Follow the link:  Do not use a dictionary to read it yet.

1. True or False? Mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to the reading.  1. ___ Dawson and Woodward made a lot of money from their discovery.  2. ___ Neanderthal remains were found before the Piltdown Man remains.  3. ___ People believed the Piltdown Man was real for several decades.  4. ___ The Piltdown Man had the skull of an English Man.  5. ___ People thought Doyle solved the Piltdown Man mystery.

Choose the best answer according to the reading.

1. What is true about the Piltdown Man discovery? A. It is still believed by some scientists today. B. It was a clever trick that fooled many people. C. It was a key find that proved the theory of evolution. D. It was the greatest discovery in paleontology of the century.

1. What is true about the Piltdown Man discovery? A. It is still believed by some scientists today. B. It was a clever trick that fooled many people. C. It was a key find that proved the theory of evolution. D. It was the greatest discovery in paleontology of the century.

2. What did French and American paleontologists believe about the find? A. The bones did not come from one being. B. The bones represented the “missing link.” C. The bones were obviously fake. D. The bones were older than Woodward and Dawson said.

2. What did French and American paleontologists believe about the find? A. The bones did not come from one being. B. The bones represented the “missing link.” C. The bones were obviously fake. D. The bones were older than Woodward and Dawson said.

3. Which fact made some disbelievers change their minds? A. A second set of remains was found. B. Many books were written about the missing link. C. Scientists chemically tested the bones. D. Scientists in other countries believed the hoax.

3. Which fact made some disbelievers change their minds? A. A second set of remains was found. B. Many books were written about the missing link. C. Scientists chemically tested the bones. D. Scientists in other countries believed the hoax.

4. How did the hoaxer(s) change the bones to make them look like real fossils? A. They burned the bones. B. They changed the color of the bones. C. They left the bones in the ground for years. D. They put hair on the bones.

4. How did the hoaxer(s) change the bones to make them look like real fossils? A. They burned the bones. B. They changed the color of the bones. C. They left the bones in the ground for years. D. They put hair on the bones.

5. How did researchers finally prove that the Piltdown Man was a fake? A. Those who committed the hoax decided to tell the truth. B. Joseph Weimar and Kenneth Oakley found evidence that led them to Arthur Conan Doyle. C. They used technical and chemical testing. D. They found an English woman who claimed she knew were the bones had come from.

5. How did researchers finally prove that the Piltdown Man was a fake? A. Those who committed the hoax decided to tell the truth. B. Joseph Weimar and Kenneth Oakley found evidence that led them to Arthur Conan Doyle. C. They used technical and chemical testing. D. They found an English woman who claimed she knew were the bones had come from.

Make a summary of 10 lines about the text in a word document. Once finished send it to this

Vocabulary

What is the meaning of…  Follow this link to download and open an excell document called ‘lesson 1_CR’.  Mark this document with your name followed by an underscore line (_) and write your answers in the text. Then send your document to the mail written before.  Read and follow the instructions carefully.  You might find this link useful for the second part of the exercise:

Main ideas & Global Ideas Main IdeasGlobal Ideas  Read the text again and open the excel tag named Main Ideas.  Write down one main idea for each paragraph in the space given.  In the next tag called global ideas choose the one that fits best for you according to the reading.

Making inferences Search first…Infer later…  Read the last paragraph again. There is a reference to Arthur Conan Doyle.  What do you know about him?  Look up this character in the web.  List down the aspects of his life that might lead you to think why he could be involved in this problem.  Why such a discovery is of big transcendence?  How would it affect what we learn in biology these days?

Making connections… What other hoaxes do you know of? Search in the internet  Talk with your partner about other cases in which a hoax has altered the vision of the world we live in.  Google world hoaxes.  Make a list of those who seem more impressive to you.  Talk and compare the chosen hoaxes with a partner.  Create a PPT with images and your impressions about the hoaxes discovered (three).  Send the PPT to the given.

Homework Preparing your speech…  Use your PPT to prepare the presentation for the class.  Design the turns to take when talking to the public.  Practice a bit, or create an Audacity recording with the things you want to say during the presentation.

A bit of Reflection Follow the link and answer the questions posted in the forum.  Thank you for your cooperation…

References Online referencesBook references  Milan, D. (1999). Developing Critical Reading Skills. Boston: McGraw Hill  Graber, B. & Babcock, P. (2004). P 5-9. Reading for the Real World. Compass Publishing.