Hamilton the Musical Fun End of Year ELA Reading Activities Middle and High

Are you looking for fun end of year ELA reading activities for middle and high school? This rap parody is your solution!

Based on our Hamilton the Musical vs. History rap song, these activities will keep your students engaged using song lyrics as a reading passage while they practice a variety of skills.

- easily incorporate them into independent activities

- or complete them together as a class lesson.

This bundle is sure to engage fans of the Hamilton musical and students in general!

Students will listen to the song then use the song's lyrics as a reading passage to complete the activities detailed below.

*Note: This bundle contains digital, Google Forms activities for use in Google Classroom.

If you would like the paper-based activities, click here.

These activities are:

- no prep

- super simple and easy to use

- self-grading to save you time

- a high-interest reading passage based on a clean, school-appropriate rap song!

The song for these activities explores the life of Alexander Hamilton through the musical's portrayal in verse one, then compares the musical's portrayal to the historical account of Hamilton in verse two, separating the musical's facts from fiction.

*Listen to the song with the video preview above!*

Accommodate your students using audio!

Do you teach EL/ESL or SPED students/SWDs? Have them use the song as a read-aloud with subtitles. Students can also slow down the song to make listening and comprehension easier. Instructions are embedded into the activity for students.

A variety of self-grading, reading activities!

This bundle includes everything listed below. Click the links above for more details.

- the song with subtitles embedded into the Google Form

- the song lyrics embedded into the Google Form

- self-grading quiz format with the answer key

- a compare and contrast graphic organizer, writing activity (linked in the Google Form)

- a compare and contrast, paragraph writing activity with a word bank of transitional words for student use

- 10 multiple-choice, compare and contrast questions with the answer key

- 7 multiple-choice, context clues questions with the answer key

- a short-response, writing activity where students define a word of their choice from the song using context clues

- 6 multiple-choice, synonyms questions with the answer key

- 6 multiple-choice, antonyms questions with the answer key

- 1 short-response, writing activity where students will produce a synonym and antonym for any word of their choice from the song lyrics

- 6 multiple-choice, figurative vs. literal language questions based on the song lyrics with the answer key

- 6 multiple-choice, identify the meaning of figurative sentences questions based on the song lyrics with the answer key

- brief explanations of what character traits are

- a character traits graphic organizer, writing activity

- a word bank of adjectives to help students describe the characters in the song

- 7 multiple-choice, character traits questions based on the song lyrics with the answer

- a main idea and supporting details, graphic organizer writing activity (linked in the Google Form)

- 6 multiple-choice, identify the main idea questions with the answer key

- 3 multiple-choice, identify the supporting details questions with the answer key

- a "Main Idea on Beast Mode!" challenge activity where students will identify the main idea of the entire song using their main idea and supporting details graphic organizer

- 1 "Turn and Talk" activity that challenges students to identify pop-culture stories based on history and how they compare to the source material.

How to Use This in Google Classroom: Click here for a quick tutorial!

Use the link in the download to copy our Google Form to your Google Drive. Assign the Google Form to your students by sharing a link, sending an email, or using Google Classroom.

*Google Forms are paperless and self-grading. Grades and data are collected automatically once students complete the quiz. You can view individual student responses or see how students did as a class, letting you know how many questions were answered correctly or incorrectly.

Get this bundle now and keep your students engaged!

With Rap Opera for Kids, when the music stops, the learning doesn't.

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*Note: If you have already purchased the paper-based version of these activities and would also like the Google Forms version, simply email us your order number at RapOperaforKids@gmail.com, and we will email you an access link for these Google Form activities.

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