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The Little Mermaid

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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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/the-little-mermaid

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the scientific name?

  2. 2. What is the habitat?

  3. 3. What is "The Little Mermaid" about?

  4. 4. Why does the mermaid want to become human?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Transcendence

  • Existential

  • Ephemeral

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.The Little Mermaid · smallwhale.org/articles/the-little-mermaid · CC BY-SA 4.0