A Warm Response for Shelter Dogs

That's News to Me

Int – High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Associated Press, students read about a Polish animal shelter that held an urgent adoption event in preparation for dangerously cold weather. This lesson features a warm-up photo, vocabulary practice, comprehension questions, discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
Poland
pets
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

urgent
appeal
shelter
in droves
forecast
suspend
traffic
headquarters
match
keep one’s fingers crossed
A spinning paper plane