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This Hamilton, Body Biography Bundle For Print and Digital is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters from the timeless American musical. Your students will experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s American Musical classic, textual evidence, research, and the body biography project!
 
**Hamilton Body Biography Bundle includes the digital body biography file. Includes Google Slides for distance learning**
 
This project can be used any time of the year. The project bundle includes 10 characters from Hamilton. Give your students a relevant and modern experience while promoting the 4 C’s, and achievement. Leave the body biographies up all year long! I adapted the body biography concept to align with citing textual evidence, character traits, research, and inference skills.
 
Includes:
★ each poster is a character from the novel. Featuring fun but mature images- appealing to all grades. Black and white/line art for your students to add color and design.
★ Poster is 32 inches high by 10 inches wide. It requires 4 pages each.
★ Rubrics (NEW ! rubrics for both content and group work)
★ Reflection Questions for group work.
★ Bonus – characterization pre-planning sheets / graphic organizers for each character!
★ Student handout that explains each part of the body biography project (there are 12 parts).
★ Teacher set up directions, learning objective/learning outcomes, background, tips, and CCSS
Here is your list:
  • Alexander Hamilton (comes with the completed example as seen in the preview)
  • Thomas Jefferson (comes with the completed example as seen in the preview)
  • Eliza Schuyler Hamilton (comes with completed example)
  • Aaron Burr
  • George Washington
  • King George III
  • Hercules Mulligan
  • Peggy Schuyler
  • Angelica Schuyler
  • John Laurens
 
What’s the Student Objective?
•Review what is supportive evidence.
•Define the literary term “character trait” and explore how to provide details that support their inferences (apply this skill similar to exploring a fictional text).
•Use the musical, class notes, and web resources to research the character (subject), then cite evidence to find accurate and descriptive word choice.
•Fill out the Hamilton Body Biography graphic organizer/poster.
 
Group work should promote:
•Intellectual understanding, abilities, and skills.
•Communication, cooperative, and teamwork skills such as planning. management, leadership, and peer support.
•Personal growth (increased self-esteem and self-confidence).
 
**Check out the Preview**
★Classroom Décor
★Bulletin Board
★Hallway
★Showcase Display
Directions are clear and explicit.
 
Great for musical theatre, American History, American Literature, colonial America unit, American Revolution unit, High School English, Lin-Manuel Miranda study, Broadway, history
 
Danielle Knight Copyright 2022

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