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Assad's Ouster Met with Jubilation & Trepidation

That's News to Me

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Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring content from The Associated Press, students read about how Syrians around the world are rejoicing at the fall of former president Bashar Assad while many leaders are urging calm. Includes a photo task, vocabulary, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
Syria

Vocabulary

jubilation
trepidation
strife
tyrannical
prosperous
buffer zone
coercive
sovereignty
prudence
barbaric
vulnerable
oust
A spinning paper plane