A Medical Mystery

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students read about a family that got sick from carbon monoxide poisoning. This lesson includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

severe
internist
reveal
infectious
estimate
symptom
nausea
fainting
pinpoint
insidious
A spinning paper plane