November 18

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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/november-18

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 November 18 built?Approximately 88.2%
2. What is the day number (common year)?The 322nd day of the Gregorian calendar year
3. What is the remaining days (common year)?43 days remain until the end of the year

Gregorian calendar: The solar calendar, introduced in 1582, that is the most widely used civil calendar system globally.
Leap year: A year containing 366 days, including an extra day (February 29), to keep the calendar synchronized with the astronomical year.
Temporal anchor: A fixed point or marker in time that helps orient individuals and societies within the continuous flow of the year.
Astronomical year: The time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun, approximately 365.2422 days.