Guy Fawkes Night

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/guy-fawkes-night

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 date of gunpowder plot?November 5, 1605
2. What is the primary location of plot?Cellars beneath the House of Lords, London
3. Why do people light bonfires on November 5th?People light bonfires to thank everyone for keeping the country safe after the plot was stopped.
4. Who was Guy Fawkes and what did he try to do?Guy Fawkes was a soldier who helped a group of Catholics try to blow up the House of Lords to kill the king and his family.

Gunpowder Plot: A conspiracy by English Catholics in 1605 to assassinate King James I and destroy Parliament using explosives.
Effigy: A crude representation or dummy of a person, traditionally burned on Guy Fawkes Night.
State Commemoration: An event officially recognized and celebrated by the government of a country.
Anti-Catholic Sentiment: Hostility or prejudice directed towards Roman Catholics and their beliefs.