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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will identify and explain the causes, effects, main details, and significance of key events of the early Texas statehood era based -n six short reading passages.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 – 90 minutes 120 minutes for individual work.
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What are the defining characteristics and most significant events of the Early Statehood era?
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 map of the United States and its territories from 1848-54. Students identify any similarities and/or differences they observe about the map compared to what they know of contemporary maps of the United States.
In this exit ticket, students will use a map to match the locations of five territories or regions referenced in the readings to the best description of each location, including the Mexican Cession, Mexico, Unorganized U.S. territory, slave states, and free states.
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 chart by choosing from two options provided for the most accurate description of the significance of each topic. Students choose 2 correct pieces of information related to each event out of 3 possible answers.
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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 brief readings about key events of the early Texas statehood era. The grade level readings are written at a grade-level appropriate Lexile level.
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Foundations Readings
This printable material provides a set six brief readings about key events of the early Texas statehood era. The foundations level readings are written at a grade-level appropriate Lexile level and include key information in bold lettering as a literacy support.
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Advanced Readings
This printable material provides a set of six brief readings about key events of the early Texas statehood era. The advanced readings are written at an advanced Lexile level with more challenging academic vocabulary and sentence phrasing.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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Map of the United States and its territories, 1848-54.
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"Picking Cotton." Marshall, Texas, Postcard
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Engraved print of Abraham Lincoln
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