IN THE HEIGHTS Musical Script ELA 21 Day UNIT (Slides, Questions, Final Project)

IN THE HEIGHTS BROADWAY MUSICAL FULL ELA 21 LESSON UNIT (GOOGLE SLIDES deck, COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS/ACTIVITIES with Answer Key, CHOICE BOARD Final Project)

This unit is an entire drama study of the musical IN THE HEIGHTS by Quiara Alegria Hudes. 

It includes 21 distinct 45-minute workshop-styled ELA lessons based on the Broadway musical: IN THE HEIGHTS by Quiara Alegria Hudes. Google Slide Deck with 131 slides, 25 page comprehension questions/activity document, choice board project document)

Purchase a copy/copies of the play here: https://www.amazon.com/Heights-Complete-Broadway-Applause-Libretto/dp/1476874646/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=in+the+heights+play&qid=1627488465&sr=8-1

Each includes a FULL lesson and independent activity for students to complete.  

Each features:

1. Do Now Activity (discussion/connection question and/or photo analysis) 

2. If applicable, slides on vocabulary, skill and/or social justice concepts (I do - teacher explanation)

3. Group activity (we do - discussion and group read aloud of play)

4. Independent activity (you do - comprehension activity. All comprehension activities include EXEMPLAR ANSWER KEY) 

The skills covered in this unit include:

- Inferencing

- Making Predictions

- Central Idea/Theme

- Setting/Character

- Character Traits/Characterization

- POV

- Mood/Tone

- Finding evidence and explaining evidence 

The social justice concepts covered in this unit include: 

• Lin Manuel Miranda and diversifying Broadway
• Gentrification 
• Immigration: the American Dream 
• Immigration: Puerto Rico mini-lesson
• Immigration: Push and Pull Factors 
• Code-switching

Every lesson is ready to teach, or ready to be adapted! Students love the READER’s THEATER FORMAT and SOCIAL JUSTICE THEMES. Great for English Language Learners whose first language is Spanish!