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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will analyze five primary source excerpts to determine the key information, challenges, and significance of the Santa Fe Expedition.
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 were the goals, key events, significant challenges, and outcomes of the Santa Fe Expedition?
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 analyze a map depicting the route of the Santa Fe Expedition to draw conclusions about the type of geography, environment and the different Texas tribes the expeditioners would have likely encountered on their journey.
In this exit ticket, students will write their own 3- to 5- sentence journal entry about an experience they might have had if they had been members of the Santa Fe Expedition.
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 read five excerpts from Thomas Falconer’s journal entries about the Santa Fe Expedition and from a letter Falconer wrote to a friend about his experience. Students identify and summarize key information, and analyze the author’s point of view about the expedition by answering short, constructed response questions with sentence stems provided to guide responses, multiple-choice questions, and multi-select questions.
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In this printable assignment, students will Students read five excerpts from Thomas Falconer’s journal entries about the Santa Fe Expedition and from a letter Falconer wrote to a friend about his experience. Readings have key information presented in bold lettering. Students identify and summarize key information, and analyze the author’s point of view about the expedition by answering short, constructed response questions with sentence stems and response options provided to guide responses, multiple-choice questions with one answer option eliminated, and multi-select questions with one answer option eliminated.
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In this printable assignment, students will read five excerpts from Thomas Falconer’s journal entries about the Santa Fe Expedition and from a letter Falconer wrote to a friend about his experience. Students identify and summarize key information, and analyze the author’s point of view about the expedition by answering short, constructed response questions.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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A letter from Thomas Falconer to Alfred Austin, January 12, 1842
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A photocopy of Thomas Falconer’s letter to Alfred Austin
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The Morning Star Newspaper, Tuesday, May 17, 1842
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Portrait of Thomas Falconer
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