Alexander Hamilton Lesson Plan

Life in Pre-Revolutionary & Revolutionary War America

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will research the events leading up to the Revolutionary War in America, and discuss the ideological impact these events had on different important individuals who participated in the founding of the United States.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.7, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4

Structure:

In order to understand Hamilton's life story, as well as the story of the founding of America, it is important for students to have a solid grasp of the events leading up to the...