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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will use the readings provided to record significant information about people from the Early Texas Statehood era.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 - 60 minutes for a reduced version of the lesson.
The full lesson can take approximately 135 – 180 minutes.
Additional extension activities will take approximately 90 – 120 minutes.
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- Who were some of the key people of Early Texas Statehood, and why were they significant to the 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 choose one of six different points of view present in Texas during Early Statehood including and write a short “day-in-the-life” journal entry from their chosen point of view.
In this exit ticket, students will choose two people from the day’s lesson and determine if they would have been allies or opponents during the era of Early Statehood. Students justify their claim based on information from the readings.
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 use the readings to record important information about each person including information about their background and where they were from, their role in Early Statehood, and one to three significant facts or achievements.
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In this printable assignment, students will use the readings to record important information about each person including their role in Early Statehood and one or two significant facts or achievements.
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In this printable assignment, students will use the readings to record important information about each person including where they were from, interesting or significant background information, their role in Early Statehood, and three significant facts or achievements.
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Grade Level Readings
This is a printable set of readings written at grade level for 13 significant people of the Early Texas Statehood era. Readings are written at a grade-level appropriate Lexile level.
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Foundation Readings
This is a printable set of readings written at grade level for 13 significant people of the Republic of Texas era. Readings are written at a grade level appropriate Lexile level and significant terms and key information are presented in bold lettering.
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Advanced Readings
This is a printable set of readings written above grade level for 13 significant people of the Republic of Texas era.
Additional Activities
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I have / Who Has?
This is a printable activity with a set of clue cards about each significant person from the readings. Students must determine who each person is based on the clues given. It is appropriate for all levels. This activity is meant to be completed together as a class and should take approximately 30 - 45 minutes.
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Dinner Party Activity
In this printable assignment, students will choose 4 people from the lesson to invite to a fictional dinner. Students will explain their choices and complete several short activities based on the points of view of their chosen guests, including explaining what agreements and disagreements might occur at the dinner, how each guest might respond to a series of questions, and a dialogue between their guests. It is appropriate for all levels and can be shortened to accommodate the needs of diverse learners. These activities can be assigned altogether (approximately 45 – 60 minutes), or the activity can be shortened by only assigning one or more of the activities (20 - 30 minutes.)
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Biographical Fact Sheet
In this printable assignment, students examine one specific person from the Who’s Who readings and record significant information from the reading. It is appropriate for all levels. (Approximately 45 – 60 minutes.)
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers
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A letter from Santos Benavides
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1848 Map of the State of Texas
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The Meusebach-Comanche Treaty
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José Antonio Navarro Portrait
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Navarro House Complex
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Letter from Sam Houston to the Chickasaw Nation
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Speech of Hon. Thomas J. Rusk, of Texas, on the boundaries of Texas
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Cynthia Ann Parker
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Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register September 6, 1847
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Juan N. Cortina
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The Colorado Citizen of Columbus, Texas, December 15, 1859
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