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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will review key terms, concepts, people, and events of the Republic of Texas in preparation for a unit test
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 significant information do we need to know to be successful on the unit 6 test on the Republic of Texas?
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, taking notes, and answering questions including sentence stems for in-class responses. It concludes with the exit ticket.
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This printable material provides a set of flashcards with key people, places, events, and terms for students to use as a study aid for the unit 5 test. Flashcards should be printed single-sided and cut out for students to match the term to its definition.
Student Activities
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Warm-up and Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will identify key concepts from the Republic of Texas that they think are likely to be on the Unit 6 test based on a graphic organizer providing nine possible topic options.
In this exit ticket, students will complete the prompts in a graphic organizer self-assessing their preparedness for the Unit 6 test.
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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In this printable assignment, students will use a word bank to identify the significance of key people of the Republic, match cause-and-effect statements, and answer practice test questions based on new 8th grade social studies STAAR item types including Multi-Part, Match Table Grid, a paper-adapted version of Drag and Drop, and Short Constructed Response.
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Foundation Student Work
In this printable assignment, students will identify the significance of key people of the Republic using multiple-choice answer options, match cause-and-effect statements with 3 answers provided, and answer practice test questions based on new 8th grade social studies STAAR item types including Multi-Part with one answer option eliminated, a paper-adapted version of Drag and Drop with one answer provided, and Short Constructed Response with sentence stems and response options provided.
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Advanced Student Work
In this printable assignment, students will use a word bank with 12 options to identify the significance of 9 key people of the Republic (3 terms in the word bank will not be used), create a timeline of 6 significant events of the era, match cause-and-effect statements, and answer practice test questions based on new 8th grade social studies STAAR item types including Multi-Part, Match Table Grid, a paper-adapted version of Drag and Drop, and Short Constructed Response.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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The Constitution of the Republic of Texas
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Portrait of Sam Houston
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Portrait of Mirabeau Lamar
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The Texas Capitol: A History of the Lone Star Statehouse
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The Planter newspaper of Brazoria
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