Buying with Bitcoin

That's News to Me

High Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson featuring an article from The Washington Post, students read how AMC, the largest movie theater chain in the United States, plans to begin accepting cryptocurrency. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

quagmire
windfall
confounding
concessions
fraught with
hurdle
volatility
lobby
bipartisan
ransomeware
revenue
shutter
A spinning paper plane