Texas Bakery Supports Pride

That's News to Me

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students read about a bakery in Lufkin, Texas, which received a backlash for selling pride-themed rainbow cookies. This lesson includes an article and photos as well as comprehension and discussion questions.

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Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

swift
repercussions
caption
patron
disturbed
toll
staffer
constant
spike
inherently