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Alexander HamiltonCulminating Task

Central Question

How do storytellers use primary sources?

Write a personal essay in which you reflect on the creative process you and your group engaged in when creating your original song lyrics. Explain your group’s choices regarding the incorporation of primary and secondary sources.

In your essay, be sure to do the following:

  • Explain the choices your group made concerning primary source influences when creating your original song lyrics.

  • Compare your original song lyrics to one of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s songs that influenced your group or that you used as a model.

  • Discuss challenges you encountered while your group was writing your original song lyrics.

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of your group’s choices in achieving your purpose.