Swift & Kelce: Love Story or Conspiracy?

That's News to Me

Low 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

spark
conspiracy
rumor
absurdity
influence
candidate
campaign
endorse
A spinning paper plane