The Digital Divide

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Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read an article about the digital divide in the United States and how it affected the back-to-school season in 2020.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

pandemic
air-conditioning
shade
digital divide
logged out
income
access (noun)
solution

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