Protesters Attack Brazil's Capital

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about the assault on Brazil's presidential palace, Congress, and Supreme Court by supporters of former president Bolsonaro. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
Brazil
politics
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

backer
incendiary
depose
adversary
purportedly
adhere
unwavering
uncanny
pundit
repudiate
defile
cache
A spinning paper plane