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Curriculum Guide for Teaching Texas History Curriculum Guide For Teaching Texas History Written by Yvonne Pittman, Educational Consultant Assisted by M. Elizabeth Appleby, Curator and Lisa A. Struthers, Library Director San Jacinto Museum of History This work was made possible through funding from: Fondren Foundation LyondellBasell Meadows Foundation Houston Endowment Inc. The Gordon A. Cain Foundation Elkins Foundation Union Pacific Foundation BNSF Railway Foundation San Jacinto Day Foundation The Dow Chemical Company H-E-B Tournament of Champions Written by Yvonne Pittman, Educational Consultant Assisted by M. Elizabeth Appleby, Curator and Lisa A. Struthers, Library Director San Jacinto Museum of History Copyright 2013 San Jacinto Museum of History Published by the San Jacinto Museum of History One Monument Circle La Porte, Texas 77571-9585 281-479-2421 www.sanjacinto-museum.org [email protected] January 18, 2013 ii Contents Introduction vi Lesson Plans Historical Evidence Lesson 1—1 Lesson Plan: Historical Eras and Chronology TEKS 1A-B 1—3 Lesson Plan: Chronology Practice Strategy TEKS 1B, 21B 1—5 Lesson Plan: Significant Dates in Texas History TEKS 1C 1—6 Lesson Plan: Early American Indians in Texas TEKS 2A 2—1 Lesson Plan: European Exploration of Texas TEKS 2B 2—4 Lesson Plan: Catholic Missions in Texas TEKS 2C 2—17 Lesson Plan: Mexican Independence from Spain TEKS 2D 2—20 Lesson Plan: Individuals Important to Mexican Settlement TEKS 2E 2—23 Lesson Plan: Early Settlements in Texas TEKS 2F 2—32 Lesson Plan: Land Grants in Texas TEKS 2F 2—40 Lesson Plan: Events Leading to Texas Revolution TEKS 3A 3—1 Lesson Plan: Texas Revolution and Significant Individuals TEKS 3B 3—8 Lesson Plan: The Battle of San Jacinto TEKS 3B 3—21 Lesson Plan: Amazing Chase Texas TEKS 3C, 8A-B, 9A-B 3—27 Lesson Plan: Visit to the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site 3—30 Lesson Plan: Republic of Texas Freedoms TEKS 3D 3—35 Lesson Plan: Presidents of the Republic of Texas TEKS 4A 4—1 Lesson Plan: The Texas Navy TEKS 4A 4—9 Lesson Plan: The Texas Rangers TEKS 4A 4—14 Lesson Plan: Years as a Republic TEKS 4A 4—21 Lesson Plan: Texas Annexation TEKS 4B, 21B,D 4—22 Lesson Plan: Mexican War and Early Statehood TEKS 4C 4—32 Lesson Plan: Slavery in Texas TEKS 5A 5—1 Lesson Plan: Texas Joins the Confederacy TEKS 5A 5—2 Lesson Plan: Effects of Civil War and Reconstruction TEKS 5B 5—6 Lesson Plan: A Civil War Soldier’s Story TEKS 5B 5—8 Lesson Plan: Civil War Heroes TEKS 5C 5—20 Lesson Plan: Civil War Battles in Texas TEKS 5C 5—32 Lesson Plan: Effects of Westward Expansion on American Indians TEKS 6A 6—1 Lesson Plan: Cowboys and the Open Range TEKS 6B 6—13 Lesson Plan: Growth of Texas Railroads TEKS 6C 6—29 Lesson Plan: Governor Hogg TEKS 6C 6—44 Lesson Plan: Close of the American Frontier TEKS 6D 6—48 Lesson Plan: Oil Discovered at Spindletop TEKS 7A, 1C 7—1 iii Lesson Plan: Oil Industry Impact on Industrialization TEKS 7A, 11C 7—4 Lesson Plan: Boom and Bust Cycles TEKS 7B 7—9 Lesson Plan: 19th and 20th Century Reform Movements TEKS 7C 7—19 Lesson Plan: Civil Rights and Equal Rights TEKS 7D, 17C 7—25 Lesson Plan: World War I TEKS 7E 7—28 Lesson Plan: The Great Depression TEKS 7E 7—38 Lesson Plan: New Deal Impact TEKS 7E 7—40 Lesson Plan: Jesse Holman Jones - The Case Study of an Extraordinary Man TEKS 7E 7—45 Lesson Plan: World War II TEKS 7E 7—50 Lesson Plan: Emergence of Modern Texas TEKS 7F 7—53 Lesson Plan: Maps, Models, and Data TEKS 8A-B 8—1 Lesson Plan: Geography Basics of Texas TEKS 9A-C 8—3 Lesson Plan: Environmental Consequences TEKS 10A 8—5 Lesson Plan: Environmental Human Interaction TEKS 10B 8—11 Lesson Plan: Immigration TEKS 11A-B 8—17 Lesson Plan: Population Growth of Modern Texas TEKS 11C-D, 21B-C 8—20 Lesson Plan: Urbanization of Texas TEKS 12A-C 9—1 Lesson Plan: Texas in a Global Economy TEKS 13A-C 9—3 Lesson Plan: Texas Constitution TEKS 14A-B 10—1 Lesson Plan: Levels of Government in a Federal System TEKS 15A-B 10—5 Lesson Plan: Public Education and Funding TEKS 15C 10—8 Lesson Plan: Citizen Rights TEKS 16A 11—1 Lesson Plan: Civic Responsibilities TEKS 16B 11—3 Lesson Plan: Interest Groups TEKS 17A 11—4 Lesson Plan: Political Points of View TEKS 17A 11—6 Lesson Plan: First Amendment Issues TEKS 17B-C 11—8 Lesson Plan: Leadership in a Democratic Society TEKS 18A 11—10 Lesson Plan: Contributions of Texas Leaders TEKS 18B 11—15 Lesson Plan: The Culture of Texas TEKS 19A-D 12—1 Lesson Plan: Technology Summit TEKS 20A-E, 13C 12—3 Review Lessons and Activities Lesson Plan: Famous Texans Convention TEKS 3B, 4A, 5C, 7D 18B, 19D, 20B 13—1 Activity: Who Would You Carve into Mt. Rushmore? 13—6 Activity: Texas Trivia 13—7 Strategy Descriptions and Graphic Organizers Chalk Talk 14—1 Change Over Time Flow Chart 14—2 Clock Partners 14—3 iv Compact Disc Assignment 14—4 Compare and Contrast Diagram 14—5 Concept Definition Map 14—6 Model for a Paper Cube 14—7 Cube Assignment 14—8 Cubing - Practice Form and Examples 14—9 End-of-Class Reflection 14—11 Free-Form Mapping 14—12 Geo Focus 14—16 Historical Markers Activity 14—17 Impact Card 14—18 KEL Chart 14—19 Key Phrase Journal 14—20 Magnet Summary Card 14—21 Mind-Streaming 14—22 Mount Rushmore Activity 14—23 One-Two-Four Strategy 14—24 Problem Solution Chart 14—25 Propaganda Exercise 14—26 Puzzle Pieces 14—27 Raft Writing Worksheet 14—30 RAFT 14—31 Internet Research Tips 14—32 Review Collection Template 14—33 Say, What? Pre-Reading Vocabulary Chart 14—34 SDA Document Analysis 14—35 Selective Underlining/Highlighting 14—37 Silent Debate Strategy 14—38 SOAPS 14—39 Think Mark Reading Strategy 14—40 Think-Pair-Share 14—41 Think-Tac-Toe Template 14—42 Ticket Out 14—43 Triangular Comparison Diagram 14—44 T-Shirt Pattern 14—45 Two Column Notes 14—46 Expanded Vocabulary Format 14—47 Walk-About Review 14—48 Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Chapter 113 Section 19 15—1 References 16—1 v Introduction The goal of this curriculum guide is to enhance your Texas History course with activities that feature both primary and secondary documents from the vast collections of the San Jacinto Museum of History. In addition, many artifacts have been included to pique visual interest. All lessons are aligned to the Texas objectives known as Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) which were revised in 2010 by the State Board of Education. The guide provides the following: Lesson Plans identified by both a subject title and the TEKS reference. Museum documents are referenced or linked inside each lesson and also found in the searchable Image Gallery. An Essential Question is a big picture question to help guide your instruction. Critical Vocabulary is a list of words vital to in-depth understanding. The Hook is a question or strategy to pique interest and prepare for new learning. The Activity is the cooperative learning or independent practice needed to process new ideas and understand concepts. Be a Star Bonus is for students who need enrichment or additional challenges. Strategy Descriptions and Graphic Organizers section contains print- ready research based tools, strategies and reoccurring lesson ideas. Lessons were generally designed to be completed within one or two class periods. However, teachers are encouraged to modify lessons to meet the needs of the students in their unique classroom situations. Use documents and artifacts interchangeably from lesson to lesson, use Be a Star Bonus activities to expand lessons for all learners, or combine multiple lessons into one. Lesson documents are in PDF format for ease of downloading, but Word versions are available to teachers on request to insure modifications are simple for classroom use. It is critical in the teaching of history to provide students with many opportunities for analysis and evaluation. We hope our efforts in producing this curriculum document give you additional resources, strategies, and lessons to both improve instruction and inspire young historians. Yvonne Pittman Educational Consultant San Jacinto Museum of History December, 2012 vii Good opening lesson for young historians! Historical Evidence Lesson Hook Ask students the following questions: a. Did anyone take any pictures of you on your birthday with your cake? b. Do you keep a journal? Why? c. Did you bring something back from vacation? A rock, a shell, a t-shirt? d. Do artists sometimes paint self portraits? e. When we die there will be a headstone for us. What is the information usually on a grave marker? Why? f. Would any of these items alone give someone an accurate description of you or your life? Why or why not? (Teacher Instructions-Prepare a backpack or small suitcase with some random evidence of summer or a vacation...a photograph of a beach, a calendar with three days circled in July, ticket stubs from some event or movie, a large straw hat, and an empty water bottle, etc. Remove the items for students to view on a table or desk.) Ask student the following questions about the items….. Like a novelist could you make up a story that includes all these items? How would a detective view the same items? How would an historian view these items? Given this collection of items as evidence: 1.
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