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OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will use the notes in the slideshow to answer questions about the significance of the oil industry in Texas.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 – 60 minutes.
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What event initiated the growth of the oil industry in Texas, and how did oil transform Texas economically and socially?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan, Teacher Guide, Sources
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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This ready-to-use classroom slideshow 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 and answering questions including sentence stems for in-class responses. It concludes with the exit ticket.
Student Activities
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Warm-up & Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will make observations, inferences, and predictions about the era, unit, and lesson based on a map of significant oil discoveries during the era.
In this exit ticket, students will formulate a short constructed response explaining three significant effects of the oil industry on Texas from 1900 to 1930 using the sentence stem provided.
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 on the back.
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will answer short, constructed response questions with some sentence stems provided, multiple choice and multi-select questions about the information provided in the notes.
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In this printable assignment, students will answer short, constructed response questions with sentence stems and response options provided for most, multiple choice and multi-select questions with one answer choice eliminated.
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In this printable assignment, students will answer short, constructed response questions about the information in the slides. Advanced work includes additional questions about the information provided in the notes.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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Oil wells at Spindletop
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The Lucas Gusher at Spindletop
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Paving of Congress Avenue, Austin, 1905
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Tractor and combine in a grain field, 1926
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Houston ship channel, 1915
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Men digging a pipeline
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Santa Rita oil rig #1, 1923
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