East China Normal University

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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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/east-china-normal-university

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 East China Normal University built?1951
2. What is the location?Shanghai, China
3. What is the campus distribution?Two campuses located in Minhang and Putuo districts
4. Where are the ECNU campuses?ECNU has two campuses in Shanghai, one in the Minhang district and another in the Putuo district.
5. When was ECNU founded?It was officially created in 1951 by merging two older schools, but its roots go back to a college founded in 1879.

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