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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will read six short passages about key events to determine the primary details and significance of key events that occurred during Cotton, Cattle, & Railroads.
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 were the most significant events of Cotton, Cattle, & Railroads? What were the details, causes, and effects of each event?
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 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.
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.
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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.
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In this printable assignment, students will complete their chronological timeline notes chart by choosing from multiple-choice response options for the date, key details, and significance of each event.
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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.
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Grade Level Readings
This printable material provides a set of six short reading passages about key events and major themes related to Texas and the United States during the period of Cotton, Cattle, and railroads. These readings are written at a Lexile Level appropriate for seventh grade students.
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Foundations Readings
This printable material provides a set of six short reading passages about key events and major themes related to Texas and the United States during the period of Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads. These readings are written at a Lexile Level appropriate for seventh grade students and include key information in bold writing as a literacy support.
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Advanced Readings
This printable material provides a set of six short reading passages about key events and major themes related to Texas and the United States during the period of Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads. These readings are written at an above-grade level Lexile Level.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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Two men herding cattle down a street, 1897
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Cattle grazing
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Cowhands guiding a herd of cattle, 1910
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Cattle Branding at Five Wells, 1889
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Ranching photograph, 1900
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Postcard of Farmers Union Warehouse, 1907
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The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.) Tuesday, March 26, 1889
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