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Bald Is Beautiful

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring modified 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

lifestyle
celebrate
confidence
fashion statement
alopecia
confident
inspire
insecurity
A spinning paper plane