This nonfiction narrative is an account of two battles of the Revolutionary War, Trenton and Princeton. American soldiers faced many difficulties during these battles, including lack of supplies and harsh weather conditions, but under the leadership of General George Washington, they persevered and won, and American victories at these battles gave the Americans hope that they could win the rest of the war. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt StoryTown, 2008)

This lesson was created as part of the Basal Alignment Project, during which teachers created CCSS-aligned lessons for existing literary and information texts in basal readers. All page numbers and unit/week designations found in this lesson relate to the edition of the basal reader named above. If you are using a trade book or different edition of this title, the page/unit/week references in this lesson will not match. Consult the content referenced in the body of the lesson to determine appropriate page numbers for your text.