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OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will identify the key challenges facing farmers in Texas in the late 19th century and examine how farmers attempted to address their concerns by completing their guided notes worksheets.
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 were the primary challenges facing farmers in Texas, and how did farmers work to address their concerns?
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 analyze a primary source excerpt of a speech given by T. B. King of the Farmer’s Alliance at a Fourth of July Celebration discussing his opinion on the role of farmers in politics. Students will make a claim about the author’s point of view based on evidence from the passage.
In this exit ticket, students will Students read a secondary source excerpt from “Gone to Texas” by Randolph Campbell discussing a summary of the Populist Party and its significance to Texas history.
Students will make a list of three things they can learn about the Populist Party based on the excerpt.
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 multiple-choice questions, fill in charts, and answer short, constructed response questions with some sentence stems provided. Questions include summarizing main ideas and supporting evidence, cause and effect, explaining significance, and comparing and contrasting information.
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In this printable assignment, students will answer multiple-choice questions with one answer option eliminated, fill in charts with some information provided, and answer short, constructed response questions with sentence stems and response options provided. Questions include summarizing main ideas and supporting evidence, cause and effect, explaining significance, and comparing and contrasting information.
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In this printable assignment, students will answer short, constructed response questions about each topic. Questions include summarizing main ideas and supporting evidence, cause and effect, explaining significance, and comparing and contrasting information.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.) Saturday, July 12, 1879
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Men in a cotton field, 1907
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Cotton bales, 1900-1910
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The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.) Thursday, July 9, 1896,
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