Using Elvis to Fight Discrimination
That's News to Me
Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12
In this lesson featuring modified content from The Associated Press, students read about a Romanian teacher and musician who uses Elvis Presley songs to challenge stereotypes about the Roma people. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions and a speaking task.
Focus
current events
authentic materials
reading
Elvis
Roma
Romania
Vocabulary
unfair
version
venue
channel
ancestor
communist
substitute
generation