Chimps on Zoom

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about chimpanzees in two Czech zoos who are keeping entertained and stimulated by using Zoom. This lesson includes an article as well as comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

concern
stimulation
enclosure
emerge
stringent
variant
wary
threatening
delight
deem
bungle
ease

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