Texas Bakery Supports Pride

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students read about a bakery in Lufkin, Texas, which received a backlash for selling pride-themed rainbow cookies. This lesson includes an article and photos as well as comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

backlash
peeved
propaganda
dumbfounded
abrupt
scrape by
abundance
go viral
heartwarming
influx
outweigh
disenfranchised
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