Texas History – Lesson Plans

11/30/15 thru 12/04/15

Objectives: Students will be able to explain why Mexico wanted independence from Spain and why many people began to call for an independent Texas as well.

Mon. Students will read and discuss Ch. 7 lesson 2 and explain the call for independence from Spain. Complete lesson 2 study guide.

Tue. Students will grade lesson 2 study guide and read and discuss lesson 3 and explain why Mexican independence was important for Texas. Complete lesson 3 study guide.

Wed. Students will grade lesson 3 study guide and complete the chapter assessment on page 183.

Thu. ETCADA

Fri. Students will grade the chapter assessment and review for the Ch. 7 Test.

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Texas History – Lesson Plans

11/23/15 thru 11/24/15

Objectives: Students will know why Spain closed most of its Texas missions and how the American Revolution affected Texas.

Mon. Students will complete and grade Ch. 7 Lesson 1 review. Students will begin working on Ch. 7 puzzle.

Tue. Students will complete Ch. 7 puzzle.

Wed. Thanksgiving

Thu. Thanksgiving

Fri. Thanksgiving

Texas History – Lesson Plans

11/16/15 thru 11/20/15

Objectives: Students will be able to explain why Mexico and Texas sought independence from Spain and be able to summarize the events leading up to Mexican Independence.

Mon. Students will complete the vocabulary words for Chapter 7.

Tue. Students will read Ch. 7 Lesson 1 and explain why Spain decided to close most of its Texas missions and explain how the American Revolution affected Texas. Students will complete lesson 1 questions 2,3, and 4 on page 170.

Wed. We will grade and discuss lesson 1 questions. Students will read Ch. 7 lesson 2 and summarize why Mexico wanted independence from Spain. Students will complete lesson 2 questions 2,3, and 4 on page 175.

Thu. We will grade and discuss lesson 2 questions. Students will read Ch. 7 lesson 3 and explain why Mexican Independence important to Texas. Students will complete lesson 3 question 3.

Fri. Students will complete Ch. 7 review questions on page 183.

Texas History – Lesson Plans

11/09/15 thru 11/13/15

Objectives: Students will analysis the role the Spanish Mission System played in the settlement of Spanish Colonial Texas.

Mon. Students will read and discuss Ch. 6 lesson 3 and explain how people of different cultures came together in Texas’s new settlements and began to form a diverse culture. Students will complete questions 2,3,4,5, and 6 on page 157.

Tue. We will grade questions from page 157. Students will complete Question 1 on page 159.

Wed. We will grade questions from page 159. Students will complete Chapter 6 review questions.

Thur. Students will grade review questions from Ch. 6 and study for Ch. 6 Test on Friday.

Fri. Students will take a test over Ch. 6.

Texas History – Lesson Plans

Objectives: Students will analysis the role than the Spanish Mission System played in the settlement of Spanish Colonial Texas.

11/02/15 thru 11/06/15

Mon. Students will complete the vocabulary words found in Ch. 6 and read lesson 1.

Tue. Students will discuss Ch. 6 lesson 1 and explain why and where the Spanish built missions in Texas. Students will complete the self check quiz for lesson 1 and complete lesson 1 review questions 2,3,4 and 6 on page 147.

Wed. Students will discuss Ch. 6 lesson 2 and discuss why the growth and missions continued in Texas. Students will complete the self check quiz for lesson 2 and complete lesson 2 review questions 5 and 6 on page 152.

Thur. Students will discuss Ch. 6 lesson 3 and explain how people of different cultures came together Texas’s new settlements and begain to form a diverse culture. Students will complete the self check quiz for lesson 3 and complete lesson 3 review questions 2,3,4,5, and 6 on page 157.

Fri. Students will complete the Chapter Review question 1 on page 159.

Texas History – Lesson Plans

10/26/15 thru 10/30/15

Objectives: Students will learn how the French established a settlement in Texas.

Mon. Students will read Ch. 5 lesson 3 and create a timeline for the French and their leader La Salle. Students will complete the lesson 3 quick check assessment.

Tue. Students will review ch. 5 lesson 3 and discuss any additions they need to make to their timeline.

Wed. Students will complete a review over Ch. 5.

Thur. We will grade the review over Ch. 5 and review for a test on Friday.

Fri. Ch. 5 Test

Texas History – Lesson Plans

10/19/15 thru 10/23/15

Objectives: Students will be able to identify the areas of Texas that were explored by the Spanish and French explores and explain the motivations of governments and explorers for expanding European land claims.

Mon. Students will read Ch. 5 lesson 1 and explain how the first Europeans came to the Americas. Students will complete the self check quiz at the end of the lesson.

Tue. Students will discuss what they learned in lesson 1 and grade the self check quiz. Students will read lesson 2 and be able to explain what drove the Spanish to send Coronado to explore parts of what is now the United States. Students will complete the self check quiz for lesson 2.

Wed. Students will discuss what they learned in lesson 2 and grade the self check quiz. Students will read lesson 3 and be able to explain how the French established a settlement in Texas.

Thur. Students will discuss what they learned in lesson 3 and grade their self check quiz. Students will complete the 4 activities on page 136.

Fri. We will discuss and grade the activity from page 136.

Texas History – Lesson Plans

10/12/15 thru 10/16/15

Objectives: Students will be able to compare and contrast the characteristics of the different Native American cultures in Texas.

Mon. Students will read and discuss the Pueblo Culture in Texas and identify the characteristics of these people. Students will also identify the culture of the Tonkawa Indians of the Plains Culture.

Tue. Students will discuss the Mescalero Apaches and the Lipan Apaches of the Plains Culture.

Wed. Students will discuss the Comanches and the Kiowa of the Plains Culture.

Thur. Students will take a test over the Native Texans.

Fri. Students will read about the Early Explorers of Texas and be able to explain the motivatiions of governments and explorers for expanding European land claims.

Texas History – Lesson Plans

10/05/15 thru 10/09/15

Objectives: Students will compare the cultures of American Indians in Texas prior to European colonization as Gulf Plains,
Puebloan, and Southeastern Cultures. (TEKS: 7.2A)

Mon. Students will read and discuss Ch. 4 section 2 and analyze how the Coahuiltecans and Karankawas developed unique ways of life and how they adapted to the area.

Tue. Students will enter information they discussed on Monday and enter it into their Journals.

Wed. Students will read and discuss Ch. 4 section 3 and compare and contrast the Native American groups in the Southeastern culture.

Thur. Students will enter information we discussed on Wednesday and enter it into their journals.

Fri. Students will read and discuss the Plains Culture and Puebloan Culture area and enter information in their journals.