1. Set Focus
Pose these essential questions: How does fear affect people? What can a government do to mitigate fears related to a public crisis?
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.
- contracted (p. 19)
- eradicating (p. 19)
- succumb (p. 19)
- misconceptions (p. 20)
- stigmas (p. 20)
- chronic (p. 21)
3. Engage
Ask: When do you think the first case of AIDS was reported in the U.S.? How do you think the public initially reacted to the AIDS epidemic?