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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will use primary source materials including army orders, a newspaper article, and a transcript of an arrest order to make observations and inferences about significant people and events of the era.
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 are typically used to learn first-hand information about this era? What information can we learn from each of these types of sources?
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 match four types of primary source materials to a quote they would expect to see in each material.
In this exit ticket, students will choose from six points of view provided and write a short journal entry about the growing tension in Texas from that point of view.
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
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Grade Level Student Worksheet
In this printable assignment, students will use three primary source materials to make observations, inferences, and claims supported by evidence from the text. Students answer multiple-choice questions and short, constructed response questions with sentence stems to guide their responses.
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Foundation Student Worksheet
In this printable assignment, students will use three primary source materials to make observations, inferences, and claims supported by evidence from the text. Students answer multiple-choice questions with one answer option eliminated and short, constructed response questions with sentence stems and response options to guide their responses.
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Advanced Student Worksheet
In this printable assignment, students will use three primary source materials to make observations, inferences, and claims supported by evidence from the text. Students answer short, constructed response questions about each materials.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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Telegraph and Texas Register, Saturday, February 27, 1836,
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Transcript of army orders made by Sam Houston, March 2, 1836
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Lorenzo de Zavala’s Arrest Order
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Portrait of Lorenzo de Zavala
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Portrait of Sam Houston
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