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Small Whale · Reading worksheet

Ed Gein

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name: 

Date: 

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/ed-gein

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was Ed Gein born?

  2. 2. When did Ed Gein die?

  3. 3. What is Ed Gein known for?

  4. 4. What is the location of crimes?

  5. 5. What is the confessed murders?

  6. 6. Who was Ed Gein?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Necrophilia

  • Desecration

  • Psychiatric Institution

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

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

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