Mexican Cartel Leader Dead

That's News to Me

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring content from Reuters, students read about the death of Mexico’s most-wanted cartel leader during a military operation, which triggered retaliatory violence across the country. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions, photos, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
Mexico
cartel

Vocabulary

infamous
assessment
retaliatory
mastermind
confidante
compound
bystander
surveillance
condolences
arsenal
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