Message in a Bottle

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students read about a 95-year-old message discovered in a bottle in the Cheboygan River in Michigan. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions as well as photos.

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Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

scuba diving
surface
employee
author
succeed
retired
overjoyed
picture