Morality Police Spark Protests in Iran

That's News to Me

High Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Associated Press, students read about a protest in Iran that was sparked by the sudden death of a 22-year-old woman. The woman had been arrested by the morality police for wearing her hijab too loosely. This lesson features vocabulary, photos, comprehension questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

morality
defiance
dissent
clash
theocracy
detain
mingle
exiled
sanction
quash
crackdown
house arrest
A spinning paper plane