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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 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, 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