Senior Tricks Scammer

That's News to Me

High Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about a senior citizen who recognized that she was being scammed and helped police catch the scammer. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions and two speaking tasks (summarizing and reading aloud).

This lesson mentions drunk driving.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

lure
swindle
fall victim to
scheme
exploit
vulnerable
duped
bail
arraigned
prolific
vindicated
predator
A spinning paper plane