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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will examine important events of the Siege and Battle of the Alamo in chronological order and create either a visual or written representation of the events.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 – 90 minutes.
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What were the key events in chronological order of the Siege and Battle of the Alamo?
- What might the experience have been like for the people inside the Alamo?
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 create a short journal entry and draw a visual representation of their journal entry based on the point of view of someone within the Alamo walls during the Siege of the Alamo.
In this exit ticket, students will read an excerpt from an article in the Telegraph and Texas Register reporting on the fall of the Alamo. Students will determine whether the information presented is primarily fact or opinion, using evidence from the article to support their conclusion.
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 ticket on the back.
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Timeline of the Alamo
This printable material provides a day-by-day chronology of significant events that occurred during the siege and battle of the Alamo from the point of view of the people inside the Alamo compound.
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will identify and label key locations on their map of the Alamo using the Timeline of the Alamo. The grade level map identifies the specific locations on the map for students to label. Then, students create either a storyboard or a collection of journal entries demonstrating the events of the Alamo from the perspective of someone within the Alamo walls. Advanced work requires 8 - 12 images in the storyboard or entries in the journal.
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In this printable assignment, students will identify and label key locations on their map of the Alamo using the Timeline of the Alamo. The foundations map identifies the specific locations on the map for students to label and provides matching options for the events that happened at each location. Then, students create either a storyboard or a collection of journal entries demonstrating the events of the Alamo from the perspective of someone within the Alamo walls. Advanced work requires 6 – 8 images in the storyboard or entries in the journal.
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In this printable assignment, students will identify and label key locations on their map of the Alamo using the Timeline of the Alamo. The advanced map requires students to identify the map locations based on the timeline information alone. Then, students create either a storyboard or a collection of journal entries demonstrating the events of the Alamo from the perspective of someone within the Alamo walls. Advanced work requires 10 – 14 images in the storyboard or entries in the journal.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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An illustration of the Alamo
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A map of the Alamo complex
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The Telegraph and Texas Register, March 24, 1836