Crime & Cupcakes

That's News to Me

High Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students learn about a burglary at a bakery in Vancouver, Canada, in which the thief apologized. This lesson includes photos, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
bakery
burglary
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

decompress
fragment
burglar
chronicle
remorse
surveillance
decline
market
humanize
investigate
saga
incident
A spinning paper plane