Rescuing a Dying Language
That's News to Me
High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6β12
In this lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students read about how a Peruvian linguist is working to preserve Iskonawa, an Indigenous language, by collaborating with its last speaker. This lesson includes photos, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.
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Focus
current events
authentic materials
reading
language
Peru
Indigenous
interpretive
productive
Vocabulary
diversity
vanish
rubber
safeguard
exacerbate
urbanization
potential
labor of love
time is of the essence
mother tongue