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Fighting Accent Bias Is Everyone’s Job
That's News to Me
High Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12
In this lesson featuring an article from The Conversation, students read about accent discrimination and how everyone—not just accented speakers themselves—can help combat it. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions and a related speaking task.
Focus
current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive
Vocabulary
discrimination
anecdote
combat
bias
integrate
competence
empathy
insecurity
covert
disguise