Comm Tech: Freakonomics Chapter 3 Guided Reading
“Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live with their Moms?”
Phases of Reading
1. Before Reading: K and W of KWL chart, Pre-Reading vocabulary.
2. During Reading: 10 statistics, Vocabulary clarification, Historical/Cultural References.
3. After Reading: Revisit KWL Chart, Venn Diagram, Discuss the relevance to you as high school seniors.
Part 1: KWL Chart
KNOW
What do we already KNOW?
WANT
What do we WANT to know by doing the
reading?
“Why do drug dealers still live with their
moms?”
“What do drug dealers and drug dealing gangs
have in common with corporate businesses
and business executives?”
What does crack cocaine have in common
with nylon stockings?
What does this have to do with me?
LEARN
What did we LEARN after the reading?
Part 2: Pre-Reading Vocabulary
Look up your assigned words in Dictionary.com or in a dictionary and be prepared to share the definition when the class encounters your word
as we read. Pre-Read (Scan) for your words and use context clues to try to surmise the correct definition when you look it up. The words are in
the order they appear in the text and correspond to the page numbers given for each group.
1 (86-87)
Quiescent
Catapulted
Fabrication
Forlorn
Halitosis
2 (88-90)
Indignation
Audit
Illicit
Sociology
Eminent
3 (91-93)
Aberrationally
Susceptible
Guffaws
Taxonomical
Ghetto
4 (94-95)
Unfettered
Indictment
Atoning
Bonhomie
Anomaly
5 (96-98)
Irony
Studiously
Quadrupled
Extortionary
Scourge
6 (99-103)
Disciples
Skewed
Incentives
Immutable
Vice Versa
7 (104-107)
Unstinting
Plummet
Acumen
Markedly
Panache
8 (108-109)
Phenomenon
Impunity
Demonstrably
Mayhem
Retrospect
9 (110-111)
Pummeled
Anti-racketeering
Essence
Societal
Pneumonia
10 (112-113)
Exacerbated
Apocalyptic
Purveyors
Instigator
Unbeknownst
Part 3: During Reading Surprising/Interesting Statistics
As we read, please jot down 10 surprising or interesting statistics that you think are pertinent to the lesson. Be prepared to share them with the
class afterward. Jot down page #’s so the class can revisit them later.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Part 4: Venn Diagram
Drug
Dealers/Drug
Dealing Gangs
Business
CEO's/Corporate
Practices
Part 5: What does this have to do with high school seniors?
Think of 5 reasons this is relevant to you and explain each reason in 3-4 sentences. Be prepared to explain them in small groups and with the
class as a whole.
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3
4
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Part 5: What does this have to do with high school seniors?
Think of 5 reasons this is relevant to you and explain each reason in 3-4 sentences. Be prepared to explain them in small groups and with the
class as a whole.
1 Workplace/Career is a tournament
2 Work hard and smart
3 The strategies for success are the same everywhere
4 Mentors
5 Strong Communication/Strong Personality