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OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will use a reading passage to research and record information about one cultural group. Students will teach their classmates about their chosen group and learn about other groups from their classmates.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 – 60 minutes Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- How do different groups of people in Texas preserve their unique cultures and heritage today?
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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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 and Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will make observations about a primary source image of Tejana Ballet Folklorico dancers. Using their observations, students infer how different groups might preserve their cultures in Texas today. Students consider other ways people might preserve their cultures.
In this exit ticket, students will complete a paragraph about how people preserve their cultures in Texas today by filling in the blanks and circling or highlighting specific information in the sentence stems 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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This printable materials provides four reading passages on different cultural groups in Texas including American Indians, Mexican Texans (Tejanos), descendants of German immigrants, and descendants of Polish immigrants. Each reading explains various ways in which each culture has worked to preserve its heritage over time. These readings can be printed or uploaded to a learning platform like Google Classroom.
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will record information from their chosen reading regarding how the group preserves its culture, formulate a question they have about something they learned, and explain something they would like to know more about. Students have the option of doing online research to learn and record information they want to know more about. They can be given additional points for this work. Finally, students exchange information with their classmates by teaching classmates about their chosen group and learning about the other groups and recording information based on their classmates’ research. Students should speak to at least 3 classmates to record at least 3 pieces of information about each cultural group.
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In this printable assignment, students will record information from their chosen reading regarding how the group preserves its culture by completing sentence stems based on possible responses. Students formulate a question they have about something they learned, explain something they would like to know more about. Students have the option of doing online research to learn and record information they want to know more about. They can be given additional points for this work. Finally, students exchange information with their classmates by teaching classmates about their chosen group and learning about two of the other groups. Students record information about the other groups by filling in a checklist with sentence stems.
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In this printable assignment, students will record information from their chosen reading regarding how the group preserves its culture, formulate a question they have about something they learned, explain something they would like to know more about, and then research it online and record what they find. Finally, students exchange information with their classmates by teaching classmates about their chosen group and learning about the other groups and recording information based on their classmates’ research. Students should speak with at least 3 classmates to record at least 5 pieces of information about each cultural group.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
- Fredericksburg historic district, 2008
- Texas German folklife festival, 2013
- St. Mary's Catholic Church -- Brenham, Texas
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Austin Polish Folk Dance Performance at the Texas Folklife Festival
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Guadalupe Peak
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Folklorico dancer in green at 2008 Carnaval
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Men Playing the Native American Game of Stickball
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Comanche Chief, Thursday, September 26, 2013
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A pictograph from the White Shaman Rock Shelter
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Alabama-Coushatta Dancing Demonstration
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Ballet Folklorico Dancers
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