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Warm-up: Display portraits of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton and list 3
characteristics about each man that you can infer from the pictures.
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minutes)
Share with your table.
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Set scene and characters for hip hop rap song, Cabinet Battle # 1
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Listen to the Cabinet Battle # 1 from the play Hamilton once. Time: 3:35
(caution words: 1:04 Damn, 2:17 Damn, 2:27 Two shits)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBmTdJ4XTfs
Handout the Lyrics and listen again so they can follow along with the words and
understand who is speaking.
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Differential Instruction lyrics are provided for selected students they provide
definitions and connections.
Curse words are blacked out.
Lyrics: http://genius.com/Lin-manuel-miranda-cabinet-battle-1-lyrics
Have the students annotate the lyrics at the tables, looking for connections to prior
knowledge.
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Next, Pass out 2 column organizer titled 1st Political Parties Hamilton and Jefferson
in each column.
- using their annotated lyrics, have them fill in the blanks of the 2 column
organizer
The worksheet will be partially completed but will have blanks for the
students to fill in.
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Split kids to each side of room depending on whom they support.
(if time allowsThe students will share answers from their organizer.)
Ask if they changed their opinion from the beginning of lesson when looking at the
pictures
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Exit ticket: Using 3-4 sentences, explain:
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Read a letter from Jefferson to Washington (primary source text) and a letter from
Hamilton to Washington (primary source text) and annotate both.
Answer the guiding questions on handout
Possibly Complete organizer to rate students own stances and compare to Jefferson
and Hamilton.
Exit: Who is on the $10 bill and the $2 bill.