Winter Storm Strands Motorists

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson featuring video footage and a modified article from The Washington Post, students learn about a winter storm that stranded motorists on a highway for over 24 hours. Students review related vocabulary and discuss emergency preparedness in the winter season.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

frustration
multiple
abandoned
stranded
conserve
run low
commute
plow
A spinning paper plane