The Digital Divide

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read an article about the digital divide in the United States and how it affected the back-to-school season in 2020.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

rural
urban
virtual
hotspot
digital divide
reliable
infrastructure
former
address
affect
A spinning paper plane