EduHam Online November Newsletter: Creating Performance Pieces for the Competition and Lottery
Posted by Gilder Lehrman Staff on Tuesday, 11/07/2023
Welcome to the official newsletter of the Hamilton Education Program Online, the goal of which is to help students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the Founding Era by using primary sources to create a performance piece (e.g., a song, rap, poem, or scene) following the model used by Lin-Manuel Miranda to create the musical Hamilton.
The deadline for submissions to the 2023–2024 EduHam Online competition and lottery is December 15, 2023.
We encourage all participating teachers to upload at least three performance pieces to the National Competition and Lottery. We will select ten outstanding performance winners and ten lottery winners to come to NYC in 2024 for a performance of Hamilton.
Wondering where to start once you’ve registered to participate in EduHam Online?
- Check out the resources in this Student Guide.
- Explore the videos below on creating scenes, writing raps, and working with primary source documents.
Enjoy!
Create a scene for EduHam Online with Gilder Lehrman Education Fellow Gena Oppenheim:
Learn how to write a rap for EduHam Online with teaching artist and performer Renee Benson:
Learn how to use a primary source document to create a performance piece: