The Heroic Rats of Cambodia

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about Magawa, Cambodia's most successful land-mine-sniffing rat. This lesson includes an article as well as comprehension and discussion questions.

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Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

mine
retire
detect
courage
graduate
activate
metal detector
weaponry