The Heroic Rats of Cambodia

That's News to Me

Low Int – Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about Magawa, Cambodia's most successful land-mine-sniffing rat. This lesson includes an article as well as comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

mine
retire
detect
courage
graduate
activate
metal detector
weaponry
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