MGMT

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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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/mgmt

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding members?Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser
2. What is the year of formation?2002
3. Who started MGMT and when did they form the band?MGMT was started by Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser in 2002 while they were students at Wesleyan University.
4. What are some of MGMT's most famous songs?Some of their popular songs are "Kids," "Time to Pretend," and "Electric Feel," which people love to dance and sing along to.

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