Woman Tracks Down First-Grade English Tutor

That's News to Me

Low Int – Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students read about a woman who tracks down her first-grade English teacher 40 years later to thank her. This lesson includes a video and an article as well as comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

decade
immigrate
offer
firm
immediately
moved
reunion
heartfelt
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