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OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will read passages about key people of the Texas Revolution to identify and summarize their significance to the era. Additionally, extension activities provide opportunities for students to consider the different points of view of various historical figures.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 - 60 minutes for a reduced version of the lesson or 135 – 180 minutes for the full lesson.
Additional extension activities will take approximately 45 – 60 minutes.
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- Who were some of the key people of the Texas Revolution and why were they 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 consider the various different groups of people who took part in or experienced the Texas Revolution, then create a fictional person from one point of view and complete writing prompts from their chosen point of view.
In this exit ticket, students will choose two people from the lesson who they believe would share similar points of view about a given topic. Students explain their answer.
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 use the readings to record important information about each person including where they were from, their role in the Texas Revolution, and one to three significant facts or achievements.
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In this printable assignment, students will use the readings to record important information about each person including their role in the Texas Revolution and one or two significant facts or achievements.
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In this printable assignment, students will use the readings to record important information about each person including where they were from, interesting or significant background information, their role in the Texas Revolution, and 3 significant facts or achievements.
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Grade Level Readings
This is a printable set of readings written at grade level for 18 significant people of the Texas Revolutionary Era. Significant terms are in bold.
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Foundation Readings
This is a printable set of readings written at grade level for 18 significant people of the Texas Revolutionary Era. Significant terms and key information are in bold.
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Advanced Readings
This is a printable set of readings written above grade level for 18 significant people of the Texas Revolutionary Era. Significant terms are in bold.
Additional Activities
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I have / Who Has?
This is a printable activity with a set of clue cards about each significant person from the reading. This activity is meant to be completed together as a class and should take approximately 15 – 20 minutes.
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Dinner Party Activity
In this printable assignment, students will choose 4 people from the lesson to invite to a fictional dinner. Students will explain their choices and make complete several short activities based on the points of view of their chosen guests, including explaining what agreements and disagreements might occur at the dinner, how each guest might respond to a series of questions, and a dialogue between their guests. These activities can be assigned altogether (approximately 45 – 60 minutes), or the activity can be shortened by only assigning one or more of the activities (20 – 30 minutes.)
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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Santa Anna’s order to retreat at San Jacinto
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Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Mission Concepcion Battle Map
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Life of Davy Crockett
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Telegraph and Texas Register March 24 1836
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Susanna Dickinson in the Women in Early Texas book
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Telegraph and Texas Register July 27 1837
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Fannin Battleground State Historic Site
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Letter from Santa Anna to Lorenzo de Zavala
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Portrait of Lorenzo de Zavala
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Ugartechea’s arrest order for Lorenzo de Zavala
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A letter from Ugartechea to officials at San Felipe de Austin
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Portrait of Stephen F. Austin
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Letter from Colonel Austin published in the news paper
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Letter from Martín Perfecto de Cos regarding Lorenzo de Zavala
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The Constitution of the Republic of Texas
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Treaty of Velasco
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David G. Burnet from “A Texas Scrap-Book”
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“The Reminiscences of Mrs. Dilue Harris”
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Dilue Rose Harris from “Women in Early Texas”
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José Antonio Navarro
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José Antonio Navarro’s House
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