What's Your Type?

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students learn about how different fonts can shape what you communicate and how you read. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions as well as vocabulary and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
typography
fonts
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

convey
aesthetics
functional
distinguish
excessive
impede
appealing
extravagant
pervasive
prioritize
A spinning paper plane