Angel of the North

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/angel-of-the-north

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Angel of the North built?1998
2. How tall is Angel of the North?20 metres (66 ft)
3. How heavy is Angel of the North?208 tonnes
4. What is the location?Angel Hill, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England
5. What is the artist?Antony Gormley
6. Where is the Angel of the North located?It stands in Gateshead, on a former coal mine site, looking over the Tyne and Wear Lowlands.

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