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Honoring Mandela Day with Soup

That's News to Me

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring an article from The Associated Press, students read about how South African chefs and volunteers honored their former president by preparing 67,000 liters of soup to fight hunger and food waste. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions, a photo, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
immigration
Los Angeles

Vocabulary

commemorate
legacy
legume
kaleidoscope
beneficiary
humanitarian
combat
compassion
surplus
implore
A spinning paper plane