Small Whale · Reading worksheet
The Martian (Weir novel)
High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity
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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/the-martian-weir-novel
Step 2 · Questions
1. Who wrote The Martian (Weir novel)?
2. What is the novel genre?
3. What is the protagonist?
Step 3 · Words to know
Write what each word means, using the article.
Hard Science Fiction
Martian Regolith
Orbital Mechanics
Habitation Module (Hab)
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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