The Facebook Whistleblower

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students read about the information revealed by a Facebook whistleblower and how Facebook is dealing with the revelation of this information. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions as well as a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading

Vocabulary

eliminate
crisis
riot
anonymously
optimize
prevent
harm
unprecedented
polarization
amid
A spinning paper plane