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Breaking News: Syria Protests Getting Bigger (April 16th, 2011) Lesson PlanBreaking News: Syria Protests Getting Bigger (April 16th, 2011) Lesson Plan
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Breaking News: Syria Protests Getting Bigger (April 16th, 2011)

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Students explore current events by participating in several worksheet style activities. In this Syrian protest lesson, students read a news article discussing the Syrian uprising that took place in April of 2011. Students complete vocabulary activities, fill in the blank, and other worksheet activities based on the current event article.

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current event article, news article, syrian protests, syrian uprising, english language arts
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3rd - 6th
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English Language Arts
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2 hrs
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