Benefits of Communal Eating

That's News to Me

Int
All ages
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring a modified article from The Washington Post, students read about how eating with other people is more beneficial than eating alone. This lesson includes vocabulary, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
habits
food
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

disproportionately
external
authority
domestic sphere
feast
bonding
primal
ritual
priority
heated
A spinning paper plane