Fired Canadian TV Anchor Stirs Debate

That's News to Me

Adv
Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about a well-known Canadian TV news anchor whose contract was abruptly ended after a 35-year career. Speculation has arisen that she was dismissed because she decided to "go gray" on the air. This lesson includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

unceremonious
fixture
blindsided
crushing
condemnation
speculation
touch a nerve
resonate
predecessor
shake-up
ouster
lament
A spinning paper plane