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Small Whale · Reading worksheet

Janis Ian

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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/janis-ian

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was Janis Ian born?

  2. 2. Where was Janis Ian born?

  3. 3. What is the musical breakthrough?

  4. 4. What is the literary works?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Singer-songwriter

  • Folk music

  • Autobiography

  • Social commentary

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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