November 27

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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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/november-27

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 is the day of year (common year)?331st
2. What is the day of year (leap year)?332nd
3. Why does November 27 become the 332nd day in a leap year?A leap year adds February 29, which shifts all later dates one day forward to keep the calendar with the seasons.
4. How many days are left in the year after November 27?There are 34 days left, so it is very close to the end of the year.

Gregorian calendar: The internationally adopted solar calendar, characterized by its 365-day structure and the inclusion of leap years.
Leap year: An intercalary year containing an extra day (February 29th) to correct the calendar's drift relative to the astronomical year.
Solar year: The time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun, approximately 365.2425 days.