Kyle Rittenhouse

High school (ages 12+)
Safety & Emergency

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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/kyle-rittenhouse

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 Kyle Rittenhouse born?January 3, 2003
2. What is the location of incident?Kenosha, Wisconsin
3. What is the date of incident?August 25, 2020
4. Who is Kyle Rittenhouse?Kyle Rittenhouse is a young man who was 17 years old in 2020 and was involved in a shooting incident in Kenosha, Wisconsin during protests.
5. What happened to Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha?In August 2020, he was in Kenosha during protests and he shot three people, killing two and injuring one.

Civil unrest: Public disturbances and disorder, often involving protests, riots, or demonstrations that disrupt normal life.
Self-defense: The legal justification for using force to protect oneself from immediate harm or threat.
Acquittal: A formal declaration by a judge or jury that a defendant is not guilty of the crime they were accused of.
Defamation: The act of damaging someone's reputation by making false statements about them, either in writing or spoken.