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OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will use various primary source excerpts from the writings of Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Vazquez de Coronado to analyze and compare different points of view related to Spanish interactions with American Indians in Texas and the broader American Southwest. Students will use context to determine the author’s meaning and assess the sources for bias.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 to 60 minutes. Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
This lesson can be omitted without missing any required content or standards.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
- What significant events occurred in the expeditions of Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Vazquez de Coronado?
- How were these events described by the people who recorded them?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan, Teacher Guide, Primary Sources Used
Downloadable/editable versions of this lesson plan, including a step-by-step guide through the lesson. When applicable, a list of primary sources used in the lesson is also included.
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Slideshow
This ready-to-use classroom slideshow presentation contains the warm-up exercise, the daily objective, the “We will / I will” statements, and the essential question for the lesson. It guides the class through the assignment providing larger versions of images, visual representations of the directions, and supports for reading, taking notes, and answering questions including sentence stems for in-class responses. It concludes with the exit ticket.
Student Activities
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Warm-up and Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will predict which person from a list would have most likely said each quote provided in the chart. The people quoted are Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, and “the Turk.”
This activity will prepare students to view the day’s excerpts through different points of view and reinforce the concept of bias in historical documents.
In this exit ticket, students will choose a person from the day’s lesson. They will ask that person a question, and predict how that person might answer, in modern language.
The Warm-up and Exit Ticket document includes two warm-ups on the front of the page and two exit tickets on the back of the page. This formatting reduces the number of copies needed, as teachers will cut each printed page in half. Each student will receive a half-page with the warm-up on the front and the exit ticket on the back.
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Grade Level Worksheet
In this printable assignment, students will read primary source excerpts from the writings of Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, and excerpts from Coronado’s men about American Indians whom the Spanish called “the Turk” and Ysopete. Students will read for context and significant information in order to answer comprehension questions about each text. Students will assess each excerpt for bias and the author’s point of view.
Grade Level work involves short-answer responses and multiple-choice questions based on the excerpts.
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Foundation Worksheet
Foundations level work modifies the grade level work and involves answering multiple-choice questions with one answer choice eliminated.
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Advanced Worksheet
Advanced level work enhances grade level work and involves creating short-answer responses to comprehension questions about each excerpt, including identifying and sharing evidence from the text to support a claim.
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