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Small Whale · Reading worksheet

Lester Holt

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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/lester-holt

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was Lester Holt born?

  2. 2. Where was Lester Holt born?

  3. 3. What is the primary role?

  4. 4. What is the historical significance?

  5. 5. Who is Lester Holt?

  6. 6. When did Lester Holt start anchoring NBC Nightly News?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Broadcast Journalism

  • Representation in Media

  • Fact-Checking

  • Investigative Journalism

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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Free to print and copy for classroom use.Lester Holt · smallwhale.org/articles/lester-holt · CC BY-SA 4.0