Dealing with Devastation in Fire-Ravaged Hawaii

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring content from The Associated Press, students read about the devastating and historical wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. This lesson includes photos, vocabulary, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
wildfires
environment
Hawaii
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

ground
perilous
evacuee
long haul
painstaking
cadaver
alleviate
parishioner
quivering
solidarity
turbo-charge
exodus
A spinning paper plane