New

Bald Is Beautiful

That's News to Me

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring content from The Associated Press, students read about women who choose to be bald for various reasons. Embracing baldness gives them confidence, community, and a new sense of identity. This lesson includes a photo task, vocabulary practice, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
bald

Vocabulary

voluntarily
sensuous
self-assured
empowerment
initial
affirm
detach
emphasis
quirk
autoimmune
A spinning paper plane