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Freed Ukrainian Soldiers Rebuild Their Lives

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 former Ukrainian prisoners of war are rebuilding their lives and coping with deep psychological trauma through counseling, personal relationships, and creative expression. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions, photos, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
Ukraine
soldiers

Vocabulary

captivity
humiliation
outskirts
rehabilitate
surveillance
stimulus
stereotype
mortality
hypervigilance
reintegration
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