Barbra Streisand

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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/barbra-streisand

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 Barbra Streisand born?April 24, 1942
2. Where was Barbra Streisand born?Brooklyn, New York, United States
3. Who is Barbra Streisand?Barbra Streisand is a singer, actress, and filmmaker from New York City who became a superstar in music and movies.
4. How did she start her music career?She sang in Greenwich Village nightclubs and on Broadway, then signed with Columbia Records and released her first album in 1963.

RIAA Platinum Certification: A designation by the Recording Industry Association of America indicating sales of over one million album units in the United States.
US Billboard 200: A weekly chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks the 200 most popular albums and EPs in the United States.
Academy Award for Best Actress: An award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor an actress for an outstanding performance in a leading role.
Golden Globe Award for Best Director: An award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to honor a director for outstanding achievement in filmmaking.