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OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will learn about the causes, key events, outcome and significance of the Council House Fight through an introductory reading passage and primary source excerpts from the memoirs of a young San Antonio woman named Mary Maverick.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 – 60 minutes.
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What was the Council House Fight? What were the causes and events of the Council House Fight, and why was it significant?
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 and inferences about the territory known as Comanchería and the effects of its proximity to the nearby Texas towns of San Antonio and Austin based on a map of the Republic of Texas and its surrounding areas.
In this exit ticket, students will read a list of seven statements about the Council House Fight to identify which statements are true.
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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Primary Source Excerpt Cards
This printable material provides six primary source excerpt cards that can be cut out or left as one document.
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will read a grade level reading passage and answer a multiple-choice, multi-select, and short constructed response question with sentence stems to guide student responses. Students then use six primary source excerpts to create a storyboard of one San Antonio woman’s experience during the Council House Fight. Titles are provided for each image.
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In this printable assignment, students will read a grade level reading passage with significant information presented in bold text and answer a multiple-choice question with one answer choice eliminated, a multi-select question with one answer choice eliminated, and short constructed response question with sentence stems and response options provided to guide student responses. Students then use six primary source excerpts to create a storyboard of one San Antonio woman’s experience during the Council House Fight. Titles are provided for each image.
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In this printable assignment, students will read a passage at an advanced Lexile level and answer short, constructed response questions analyzing the main idea, supporting evidence, and identifying the significance of the Council House Fight. Students then use six primary source excerpts to create a storyboard of one San Antonio woman’s experience during the Council House Fight and provide a title and description of each image.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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A group of Texas Rangers
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