Victims of Crowd Crush in Seoul

That's News to Me

Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about some of the victims of the tragic crowd crush that killed 154 people in Seoul, South Korea. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions as well as photos.

This lesson includes discussions and tasks related to being in dangerous situations. Please preview the tasks to make sure they are appropriate for your students.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
South Korea
Halloween
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

evidence
reverberate
semester
celebratory
infectious
production assistant
debut
posthumously
condolence
contestant
frantic
aspirations
A spinning paper plane