GRADE 4 MODULE 11: WEEK 2
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WEEK TWO:
Texts:
The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny)
Seeds of Change
Skills:
Ideas and Support
Author’s Cra ft
Text Structure: Sequence of Events
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CONTENTS & EXPLANATION
6 Essential Question Students journal write to answer the essential
question.
7 Essential Question: Students draw and describe the characteristics o f
Draw and Answer i n formational text.
8 Essential Question Students li ft the flap and write the answer to the
* Interacti ve Notebook essential question. This pa ge is cut and pasted i nto
the student’s i nteracti ve notebook.
9 Book Cover Students choose the text they most enjoyed, and
draw a new book cover.
10 Book Rati ng Students rate each text. They create a key to gi ve
meani ng to the rati ng.
11 Ideas and Support Students write an idea from The Beatles Were Fab
and support it with text details. They then note
whether the supporti ve details are facts or
opinions.
12 Ideas and Support: Students read The Beatles Were Fab and make a
Facts and Opi nions list o f facts and opi nions from the text.
13 Ideas and Support Students li ft the flaps and write facts and opinions
* Interacti ve Notebook from The Beatles Were Fab. This pa ge is cut and
pasted into the student’s interacti ve notebook.
14 Author’s Cra ft Students read Seeds of Change and write
examples o f sensory and vi vid langua ge used i n
the text.
15 Author’s Cra ft Students li ft the flaps answer questions about the
* Interacti ve Notebook langua ge used in Seeds of Change. This pa ge is cut
and pasted into the student’s interacti ve notebook.
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CONTENTS & EXPLANATION
16 Text Structure: Students choose a text to reread. They write
Sequence o f Events i mportant text events i n the correct order.
17 Text Structure: Students choose a text to reread and they draw
Sequence o f Events i mportant events i n the correct order.
18-30 Answer Keys All pa ges with applicable answer keys are
provided.
31-32 Credits & Terms o f Thank you to the cli p artists and font writers !
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Name: __________________ Module 11
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What are the characteristics of a biography?
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Di rections: Draw and describe the characteristics o f a biography.
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Name: __________________ Module 11
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Di rections: Li ft the flaps and answer the essential question.
Gl ue down this rectangular stri p only
MODULE 11:
Essential Question
What are the
characteristics of
a biography?
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Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
BOOK COVER:
Look back in your book. Which text bel ow did you most enjoy? Put a checkmark
next to the text you choose. Design a new cover for the book!
The Beatles Were Fab Seeds o f Change
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Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
BOOK RATING:
Look back in your book. Rate each o f the texts by col oring the face that represents
how you felt about the book. Create a key to tell what each face means.
The Beatles Were Fab Seeds o f Change
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The Beatles Were Fab SEEDS OF
(and They Were Funny) CHANGE
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Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
IDEAS & SUPPORT:
Read The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny.)
Gi ve an idea the author has about the Beatles and 3 details the author uses to
support thei r idea.
Then, ci rcle whether the support is a fact or opinion.
Idea:
Support 1 Support 2 Support 3
Fact Opinion Fact Opinion Fact Opinion
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©Amanda Garcia 2025
Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
IDEAS & SUPPORT:
Read The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny.)
Li ft the flaps and make a list o f the facts and opinions you find in the text.
Fact Opinion
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Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
IDEAS & SUPPORT:
Read The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny.)
Li ft the flaps and make a list o f the facts and opinions you find in the text.
Gl ue down this rectangular stri p
Gl ue down this rectangular stri p
cut here
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Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
AUTHOR’S CRAFT:
Lan g ua ge is the vocabulary and the precise words the author uses. Authors may
use langua ge that appeals to your senses or vi vid verbs to help make the text
interesting.
Reread Seeds of Change. Then, write about the lan g ua ge used
by the author.
Make a list of sensory
words the author uses.
Make a list of vi vid
verbs the author uses.
Write 2 or more
sentences from the
text that you enjoyed.
Underline the words in
the sentences that you
find most interesting.
The author begins the
text with an anecdote.
What in formation does
the anecdote gi ve
readers?
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Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
AUTHOR’S CRAFT:
Read Seeds of Change.
Li ft the flaps and answer questions about the langua ge used by the author.
Gl ue down this rectangular stri p only
In the beginning On the second
of the story, pa ge of the Li ft the flap and
how does the story, what sketch your
author describe does Wang ari’s visuali zation of
the mugumo? mind do? Wang ari’s mind.
Cut here
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Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
TEXT STRUCTURE: SEQUENCE
Choose one text to reread. Put a checkmark next to the text you choose. Choose
i mportant text events and write them into the correct order.
The Beatles Were Fab Seeds o f Change
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
First
Next
Then
After
that
Finally
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Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
TEXT STRUCTURE: SEQUENCE
Choose one text to reread. Put a checkmark next to the text you choose. Choose
i mportant text events and draw the events in the correct order.
The Beatles Were Fab Seeds o f Change
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WEEK TWO:
ANSWER KEYS
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Name: __________________ Module 11
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What are the characteristics of a biography?
Sample: A biography is the true story of a real person’s li fe. It
is written by someone else. The biography can be about the
person’s whole li fe, or it can be about one or two key events.
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©Amanda Garcia 2025
Name: __________________ Module 11
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Di rections: Draw and describe the characteristics o f a biography.
Sample: A biography is the true story of a real person’s li fe. It
is written by someone else. The biography can be about the
person’s whole li fe, or it can be about one or two key events.
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©Amanda Garcia 2025
Name: __________________ Module 11
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Di rections: Li ft the flaps and answer the essential question.
Gl ue down this rectangular stri p only
MODULE 11:
Essential Question
What are the
characteristics of
a biography?
Sample: A biography is the true story of a real person’s li fe. It
is written by someone else. The biography can be about the
person’s whole li fe, or it can be about one or two key events.
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©Amanda Garcia 2025
Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
BOOK RATING:
Look back in your book. Rate each o f the texts by col oring the face that represents
how you felt about the book. Create a key to tell what each face means.
The Beatles Were Fab Seeds o f Change
= Sample: Best Ever! = Sample: So-so.
= Sample: Liked it! = Sample: No thank you!
The Beatles Were Fab SEEDS OF
(and They Were Funny) CHANGE
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Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
IDEAS & SUPPORT:
Read The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny.)
Gi ve an idea the author has about the Beatles and 3 details the author uses to
support thei r idea.
Then, ci rcle whether the support is a fact or opinion.
Idea:
Sample: The Beatles were a funny band.
Support 1 Support 2 Support 3
They named The witty They answered
thei r band the wordplay of interview
Beatles because thei r songs put questions in a
it made them them in a class silly way.
laugh. of thei r own.
Fact Opinion Fact Opinion Fact Opinion
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©Amanda Garcia 2025
Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
IDEAS & SUPPORT:
Read The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny.)
Li ft the flaps and make a list o f the facts and opinions you find in the text.
Fact Opinion
Sample facts: Sample opinions:
• The Beatles were made up • Li fe wasn’t easy growing
of John Lennon, Paul up in northern England in
McCartney, George the 1940s and 50s.
Harrison, and Ringo Starr. • George could play ci rcles
• In 1960, they named thei r around John and Paul.
band the Beatles. • George was asked rude
• Paul wrote “Love Me Do” questions about his nose.
when he was si xteen. • The Beatles were the
• “Please Please Me” hit “toppermost!”
number one on the charts
in England.
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©Amanda Garcia 2025
Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
IDEAS & SUPPORT:
Read The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny.)
Li ft the flaps and make a list o f the facts and opinions you find in the text.
Sample facts: Sample opi nions:
• The Beatles • Li fe wasn’t
were made easy growi ng
up o f John up i n
Lennon, Paul northern
McCartney, England i n
George the 1940s and
Harrison, 50s.
and Ri ngo • George could
Starr. play ci rcles
• In 1960, they around John
named thei r and Paul.
band the • George was
Beatles. asked rude
• Paul wrote questions
“Love Me Do” about his
when he nose.
was si xteen. • The Beatles
• “Please were the
Please Me” “toppermost!”
hit number
one on the
charts i n
England.
cut here
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©Amanda Garcia 2025
Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
AUTHOR’S CRAFT:
Lan g ua ge is the vocabulary and the precise words the author uses. Authors may
use langua ge that appeals to your senses or vi vid verbs to help make the text
interesting.
Reread Seeds of Change. Then, write about the lan g ua ge used
by the author.
Make a list of sensory Answers will vary. Sample answer:
words the author uses.
Make a list of vi vid Answers will vary. Sample answer:
verbs the author uses.
Write 2 or more Answers will vary. Sample answer:
sentences from the - Wang ari wrapped her arms around the
text that you enjoyed. trunk as i f hugging her great-
Underline the words in grandmother’s spi rit.
the sentences that you - Her mind was like a seed rooted in rich
find most interesting. soil, ready to grow.
The author begins the The anecdote explains to readers the
text with an anecdote. signi ficance of the mugumo. It gi ves
What in formation does readers in formation that shows how the
the anecdote gi ve envi ronment will be i mportant to Wang ari.
readers?
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©Amanda Garcia 2025
Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
AUTHOR’S CRAFT:
Read Seeds of Change.
Li ft the flaps and answer questions about the langua ge used by the author.
Gl ue down this rectangular stri p only
In the beginning On the second
of the story, pa ge of the Li ft the flap and
how does the story, what sketch your
author describe does Wang ari’s visuali zation of
the mugumo? mind do? Wang ari’s mind.
It is a tall tree Her mind swi rls Students will
with a wide, with curiosity likely sketch a
smooth trunk. It like the swi rling stream.
has a crown of currents in a
green, oval stream.
leaves.
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©Amanda Garcia 2025
Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
TEXT STRUCTURE: SEQUENCE
Choose one text to reread. Put a checkmark next to the text you choose. Choose
i mportant text events and write them into the correct order.
The Beatles Were Fab Seeds o f Change
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
First Summaries with sequences of events will vary. Sample:
The Beatles tried to make a good i mpression with thei r
new producer, but it wasn’t easy.
Next The Beatles tried to make a good i mpression with thei r
new producer, but it wasn’t easy.
Then People started listening to “Love Me Do”! ”Please Please
Me” went to number one on the charts in England.
After The Beatles’ mana ger burst into thei r room to tell them
thei r song, “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” had reached
that number one in America!
Finally The Fab Four flew to New York and per formed on The
Ed Sullivan Show. It became the most-watched show in
history!
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©Amanda Garcia 2025
Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
TEXT STRUCTURE: SEQUENCE
Choose one text to reread. Put a checkmark next to the text you choose. Choose
i mportant text events and write them into the correct order.
The Beatles Were Fab Seeds o f Change
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
First Summaries with sequences of events will vary. Sample:
Wang ari and her mother sit near the mugumo.
Wang ari’s mother tells of the i mportance of the tree.
Next Wang ari’s brother goes to school. She wishes to go to
school, too. Wang ari’s parents arrange for fees and
supplies! Wang ari will go to school!
Then After elementary school, she will leave her villa ge and
go to the big city for more schooling. Wang ari graduates
from college and accepts a job teaching science at the
Uni versity of Nai robi.
After When Wang ari visits her villa ge, she sees the trees have
been cut down and the land has been sold to foreign
that companies. Many Kenyan families are now hungry.
Finally Wang ari takes action! She tells her countrywoman to
plant trees. They plant rows of trees, starting the Green
Belt Movement. In all, 30 million trees are planted!
Wang ari wins the Nobel Peace Pri ze!
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©Amanda Garcia 2025
Name: __________________ Module 11, Week 2
TEXT STRUCTURE: SEQUENCE
Choose one text to reread. Put a checkmark next to the text you choose. Choose
i mportant text events and draw the events in the correct order.
The Beatles Were Fab Seeds o f Change
Please see the
previous sequence
of events answer
keys for ideas of
drawings.
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