Live 8

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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/live-8

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 was Live 8?Live 8 was a big music event in 2005 where more than 1,000 singers and bands played in 11 cities to ask world leaders to help stop poverty.
2. Why did Live 8 happen before the G8 summit?It was scheduled right before the G8 meeting in Scotland so that the music and TV shows would remind leaders to talk about ending poverty.

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