Columbo

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/columbo

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the creator partnership?Richard Levinson and William Link
2. What is the primary network broadcasts?NBC (1971-1978) and ABC (1989-2003)
3. What makes Lieutenant Columbo different from other detectives?He wears a rumpled raincoat that makes him look like a simple, friendly person, but he is actually very smart and good at noticing tiny details.
4. Why does Columbo say "Just one more thing..."?He says it to ask a small question that helps him find important clues or get someone to admit something, which helps him catch the bad guys.

Psychological Tool: A method used to influence or manipulate someone's thoughts or feelings.
Dramatic Irony: When the audience knows something important that a character in the story does not.
Social Hierarchies: The ranking of people or groups in society based on factors like wealth or status.
Narrative Tension: The feeling of excitement or suspense created by the way a story is told.