1. Set Focus
Pose this essential question: What ethical dilemmas might a pandemic give rise to?
2. List Vocabulary
Share some of the challenging vocabulary words in the article (see below). Encourage students to use context to infer meanings as they read.
- halt
- subsided
- dubbed
- mutated
- understaffed
- solace
3. Engage
Ask: What does the word pandemic mean? What images, thoughts, and feelings come to mind when you hear the word pandemic? Have you always had these associations? Why or why not?