Joseph Conrad

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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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/joseph-conrad

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 Joseph Conrad born?December 3, 1857
2. Where was Joseph Conrad born?Berislav, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
3. When did Joseph Conrad die?August 3, 1924 (age 66)
4. What is the career?Merchant Navy Officer and acclaimed novelist
5. Who was Joseph Conrad?Joseph Conrad was a writer who sailed on ships and later wrote famous stories in English, even though he was born in a place that is now Ukraine.
6. How did he learn English?He learned English while working on French and British ships, and he became fluent when he was in his twenties.

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