Winter Storm Strands Motorists

That's News to Me

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson featuring video footage and a modified article from The Washington Post, students learn about a winter storm that stranded motorists on a highway for over 24 hours. Students review related vocabulary and discuss emergency preparedness in the winter season.

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Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

frustration
multiple
abandoned
stranded
conserve
run low
commute
plow