Summary
The songwriter and performer who blended hip-hop with history to create hit musicals like 'Hamilton,' making stories from the past exciting for new audiences.
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Discussion
The songwriter and performer who blended hip-hop with history to create hit musicals like 'Hamilton,' making stories from the past exciting for new audiences.
- How did Lin-Manuel Miranda make history feel exciting?
- Why might music help people remember a story?
- What subject would you turn into a song?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: musical, composer, rhythm.
Try it: Pick a fact you learned today and turn it into a two-line rap or rhyme.