It's Never Too Late to Celebrate

That's News to Me

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring content from The Associated Press, students read about a group of older women in Colombia who are finally getting to celebrate the quinceañera they missed in their youth. This lesson includes photos, comprehension and discussion questions, a video, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
quinceañera

Vocabulary

don
tiara
formal
lavish
hardship
passersby
domestic
academy
underprivileged
sponsors
A spinning paper plane