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Nova music festival massacre

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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/nova-music-festival-massacre

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. From the article, write the event name:

  2. 2. From the article, write the date of attack:

  3. 3. What happened at the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023?

  4. 4. Why did the attackers target the festival?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

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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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Cite your source

Nova music festival massacre. Small Whale. https://smallwhale.org/articles/nova-music-festival-massacre. Accessed 2026-09-23. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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