Swift & Kelce: Love Story or Conspiracy?

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from The Associated Press, students read about the relationship between two celebrities, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, and how the far right in the US has used it as a basis for conspiracy theories. This lesson includes a photo, vocabulary practice, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
celebrities
Taylor Swift
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

baseless
rigged
amplify
potential
preemptively
endorse
allure
counter
stance
backlash
A spinning paper plane