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The Washington Post

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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/the-washington-post

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the primary medium?

  2. 2. What is the founding year?

  3. 3. Why is The Washington Post famous for the Watergate scandal?

  4. 4. How many Pulitzer Prizes has The Washington Post won?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Newspaper of Record

  • Investigative Journalism

  • Digital Subscribers

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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