Texas Revolution
Students will be researching some of the battles of the Texas Revolution. Students will work in groups and will be assigned one of the following battles: San Jacinto, Goliad, The Alamo, or Velasco. Next, students will use their research to complete a graphic organizer about the battle. Finally, the children will have the opportunity to create a digital project to display their knowledge of the battle.
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Texas RevolutionFor the next two weeks in social studies, students will begin learning about the Texas Revolution. Long before Texas became the Lone Star State, it was a thinly populated territory of Mexico. The country promised cheap land to settlers, hoping to spur development. Huge numbers of Americans, named Texans, flooded into the area. Mexico, fearing an eventual takeover, banned further American immigration and set out to take control over its rogue state. The army of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna marched on Texas, setting the stage for war. The Texans suffered disastrous early defeats to the battle-tested Mexican troops. But those losses at Alamo and Goliad only helped unify the revolutionaries. Under the leadership of Sam Houston, Texas declared its independence and the rebels soon defeated Santa Anna! Just under 10 years later, the United States officially annexed Texas as the 28th state.
Weebly to assist with homework www.symbaloo.com/home/mix/13ePGWWjSJ Texas EmpresariosThis week in social studies, students will be creating a concept map using information from their Social Studies Weekly newspapers over empresarios. Our focus this week will be on Stephen F. Austin and Martin De Leon. Your child will then create a concept map (similar to the one completed in class) for homework this week. The empresario concept map homework will be due on Friday, February 7th.
This week in social studies students will be continuing their study of missions. The students will create their own mission and will either write a journal entry as a person who runs the mission or as a Native American who is being influenced by the mission.
This week in social studies we will be learning about the first missions in Texas. So far students have learned that the Spanish wanted riches, but no gold or silver had been found in Texas. In the 1600's, Texas wasn't worth much to the Spanish, so why did Spain want to keep it? Spain wanted to create a large empire and there was a lot of land in Texas. During this time Alonso de Leon led an expedition of soldiers and priests into East Texas and chose a site for the first mission. In 1690, San Francisco de los Tejas became the first mission in Texas.
In order to finish up our Explorer Unit, the students will be creating a comic strip about an explorer including their motivation for exploring, obstacles they will face, and achievements they will accomplish! We will be brainstorm ideas together first, such as the anchor chart seen below, and then the students will begin mapping out their comic panels!
For the next two weeks in social studies we are continuing to focus on Spanish explorers by creating a Nonfiction Book over an explorer we have been studying in class. Students will use their Social Studies Weekly magazine and other resources to write a description or cool facts about the explorer they selected. They will also draw a map of the explorers travels!
This week in social studies we are beginning our unit on explorers. Students will watch a video over Texas Explorers and discuss the following questions:
What prompted Pineda to explore the Texas coast? What was unusual about Cabeza de Vaca's experience in the New World? What was the major difference between the goals of Coronado and Juan de Onate? Homework (Texas Studies Weekly #10) - due Friday: Break the Code & Mystery Person Activity Our government unit is continuing this week with a graded assignment! Your child will read a passage about the government of Texas and answer comprehension questions. Remember to review the following terms with your child this week!
Constitution A written set of laws that explains how a government is supposed to work. Executive Branch Part of the government led by a mayor, governor, or president, that carries out the laws. Judicial Branch Part of the government in which courts decide if laws are fair and match with the Constitution. Legislative Branch Part of the government that makes laws. Governor The leader of the state executive branch. |