ConFest

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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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/confest

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. What is the founding year?1976
2. What is the founding organizers?Dr. Jim Cairns, Junie Morosi, David Ditchburn
3. Where does ConFest take place?It is held in a forest west of Deniliquin, New South Wales, next to the Edward River.
4. When does ConFest happen?ConFest is held every year around the Easter long weekend.

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