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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will analyze excerpts from three different primary source documents from the Mexican National Era to make observations, inferences, and conclusions about significant information of the time period.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 to 60 minutes
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What types of primary source materials do we use to study the events of the Mexican National Era? What information can we learn from these sources, and what biases might exist in them?
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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Slideshow
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 complete a chart explaining how information and news is shared today compared with how they think it was shared in the 1800s.
In this exit ticket, students will think of another type of source that could be used to study this period of Texas history and record what type of information could be gained from such a source, and the potential benefits and drawbacks of the source.
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 Student Worksheet
In this printable assignment, students will read grade-level passages introducing three excerpts from primary source documents and analyze them for main ideas, content, key information, and bias. Students will answer multiple-choice questions and short, constructed response questions with sentence stems to guide responses.
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Foundation Student Worksheet
In this printable assignment, students will read grade level passages with key information in bold introducing three excerpts from primary source documents and analyze them for main ideas, content, key information, and bias. Students will answer multiple-choice questions with one answer choice eliminated and short, constructed response questions with response options provided.
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Advanced Student Worksheet
In this printable assignment, students will read challenging passages introducing three excerpts from primary source documents and analyze them for main ideas, content, key information, and bias. Students will answer short, constructed response questions about each excerpt.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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