Senior Tricks Scammer

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about a senior citizen who prevented a scam! This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions, a sequencing task, and a read-aloud task.

This lesson mentions drunk driving.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

drunk driving
jail
scam
setup
arrested
charity
financial
polite
A spinning paper plane