Share
Tell other teachers, parents, and students about us.
Follow
Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will read six short passages to determine the primary details and significance of key events that occurred during the Age of Oil.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 90 - 120 minutes
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What are the key events of the Age of Oil? What were the details, causes, effects, and significance of each event?
Teacher Tools
-
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.
-
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
-
Warm-up & Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will read three (fictional) newspaper headlines related to the era and write at least one piece of information they would expect to read in each article. Headlines include, “The Texas Economy Booms!”, “Texans Concerned About War,” and “People Work for Change.” This warm-up can be used both days of the lesson, allowing students an opportunity to use knowledge gained on day 1 to guide their responses on day 2.
In this exit ticket, students will choose ONE event from the era from a list of options and write at least one cause and one effect of their chosen event.
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.
-
Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will create their own short, constructed responses to record the date/dates or timeframe, and key information from the readings. They choose from two options provided for the most accurate description of the significance of each topic.
-
In this printable assignment, students will complete their chronological timeline notes chart by choosing from multiple-choice response options for the key details, and significance of each event.
-
In this printable assignment, students will create their own short, constructed responses to complete their timeline by recording the date/dates or timeframe, key details, and significance of the events described in each reading.
-
Grade Level Readings
This is a set of six printable short readings about key topics and events of the Age of Oil. Readings are written at a grade-level Lexile level with key words and information presented in bold as reading supports
-
Foundations Readings
This is a set of six printable short readings about key topics and events of the Age of Oil. Readings are written at a grade-level Lexile level.
-
Advanced Readings
This is a set of six printable short readings about key topics and events of the Age of Oil. Readings are written at an above-grade Lexile level.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
-
Mexican soldiers walking
-
The Great Galveston Disaster
-
Wooden oil derricks
-
A street paving crew, 1928
-
Officials with a captured alcohol still
-
Texas women registering to vote in their first primary, 1917
-
Governor Miriam Ferguson and the Texas Rangers, 1925
-
Mexican Revolutionaries
-
A crowd in front of the Strand Theater, 1926
Rights
Support
Learn about our team, supporters, and how to contribute or give back.