Jose Luis Giron
Learning Goals/Objectives
· Students will understand the events leading up to the Texas Revolution and the importance of the Alamo leading up to the Independence of Texas from Mexico.
· Students will be able to compare the Revolution of Texas to current events using the internet to have a firsthand experience.
· Students will be able to understand the impact of war, internet, and social issues have an impact on the world using present day developments.
Student interest ( Connection to Lesson and Prior knowledge)
This lesson will help students understand how history repeats itself and the issues of the past remain the same as time passes by. As in life, there are pivotal moments that change everything and the Alamo is such event in Texas History. I plan to make a comparison of the Texas Revolution and the major issues that affected minority groups living in Texas to that of issues the United States and Lydia has addressed in present time. As a teacher working a majority made up of a minority group with issues that have been addressed through government
Technology and Resources
Students : Internet( research), Blogger( Posting personal responses to assignments) ,Wiki( Creating a living document Group work), Google Docs ( creating a web site ), and PowerPoint
Teacher: Google Docs( Rubrics Page and assessment), Class Website ( Daily assignments Posted)
Activities
- Discussion Using the internet.
Students will be introduced to current event related to a Revolution based on a dictatorship that has failed to meet the demand of its minority. This will help students understand how dictatorship is the same in 2011 to that of Santa Anna's Regime. The conflict of Libya will allow students to see firsthand the atrocities dictatorships create to keep control of a country. Students will connect the severity of
http://www.npr.org/series/134713506/conflict-in-libya
· Creating a Class Discussion Thread Wiki in groups of four.
Students will create a Wiki page and discuss the current topics that affect their lives today and post websites that outline the topics that they want to address on their Group Wiki page . This will help students find websites that can help them define current issues and create a living document that researches solutions to the problems many of these students face every day. as a teacher it will let me see what is affecting my students or what interests them. Using website below will help students see the similarities in issues minorities had to those of today.
http://www.houstonculture.org/hispanic/alamo.html
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/yps01
· Creating a Power Point to outline the major events, individuals and important document and issues of Texas Revolution with a slide or two synopsis of the Lydia's Revolution. Website below will help students research topics.
http://www.austincc.edu/lpatrick/his1693/causes.html
As a class we will create a website and post the an outline of the important events, individuals and issues created before, during and after the Texas Revolution. The website will have different pages to include a picture gallery, a video web link to a PBS special on the impact of the The U.S.-Mexican War . War (1846-1848) . Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | PBS and a discussion board of the impact the Alamo had on the Texas Revolution and US History .
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http://www.texashistory.com/
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/wars_end_guadalupe.html
Assessment
The students learning will be addressed in through an assessment created by Google Docs and a rubrics designed to outline the key elements in their Power Point Presentation, participation during daily communication through Blogger, Wiki and Class Web site created with Google Docs.
TEKS
3.) History. The student understands how individuals, events, and issues related to the Texas Revolution shaped the history of Texas. The student is expected to:
B.) explain the roles played by significant individuals during the Texas Revolution, including George Childress, Lorenzo de Zavala, James Fannin, Sam Houston, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna , Juan Seguin and William B. Travis.
C.) explain the issues surrounding significant events of the Texas Revolution, including the Battle of Gonzalez, the siege of the Alamo, the Constitutional Convention 1836, Fannin's surrender at Goliad, and the Battle at San Jacinto.
4.) History: The student understands how individuals, events, and issues related to the Texas Revolution shaped the history of Texas.
A.) identify the individuals, events and issues during the administration of Republic of Texas. President Houston, Lamar and Jones. Including Texas Navy, the Texas Rangers, Edwin W. Moore, Jack Coffee Hays, the Cordova Rebellion, the Council House Fight, The Santa Fe Expedition, public debt, and the roles of racial and ethnic groups.
I like the learning objective where students will learn that history repeats itself. As they see the realities of historical events and their lasting impact on society, they will gain an appreciation for history. This will enable them to become lifetime learners.
ReplyDeleteThe 7th grade Texas Revolution and Alamo is a very interesting topic and you are covering many important points. You addressed student learning goals and objective. I did not see the Texas Essential Knowledge standards and benchmarks on the lesson plan and the TEKS would complement your lesson plans.
ReplyDeleteIn the section “Students interest” you implement Prior knowledge by building on students experiences which is great. You are making a comparison on how history repeats itself will you implement any Venn Diagrams in the lesson or a section where students can post photo that have to do with the Alamo? You might make a collage of words or photos that have to do with Texas or Mexico.
Technology and Resources:
I liked you technology integration. There are many things that you will be implementing. It is great to see that you are using many of the resources that we learned in class. I will be implementing the same types of activities in my lesson plan.
Creating a Power Point to outline the major events will the students PowerPoint include a timeline of the events? A timeline can a slide with the year and major events bulleted underneath the date.
In the cause of the Texas Revolution you might include a cause and effect. The wiki can provide students the opportunity to list a cause that involved and event in the Texas Revolution and an effect that Resulted out of it. For example, Santa Ana marched the Mexican Army without rest to the Alamo/effect they were defeated by the Texans.
Assessment:
In the assessments that you will be conducting with the students are you using multiple choices or written response in your assessments or both? Overall, the assessments are good and you should be getting interesting information from the students. Through your assessment you and the students will have a better understanding and appreciation of the Alamo.
The Texas Revolution is a very interesting event in history. I think that is it very important here in El Paso too. It is an event that can be seen differently from the angles, because we are so close to both sides of the conflict here in El Paso. When I was growing up, I saw that I was taught the revolution in a very biased one sided way. The Mexicans were seen as evil individuals, while the Texans were depicted as saints, heroes and revolutionaries. I thought that there was more to the story that just one point of view.
ReplyDeleteI like the Wiki portion of your lesson. I think that will give your students the opportunity to give their opinions. At as they give their opinions, they can also give evidence to back up their ideas by giving website and research. It is important to find out what our students understand and how they perceive situations and events in history. We can’t assume that our students don’t understand or know anything when they come into our classrooms.
Is there a textbook that will be used as part of the lesson? I know that research can be done on the internet, but I was wondering if there was a key resource that was going to be used in order to lay out the events that led to the Texas Revolution. A main text could help to keep things organized and make sure that students are getting the straight facts about each event. Like I mentioned above, it is important to know what students understand and know, but I still feel that they need to know the absolute facts before they can give their speculations about what events and decisions led to what outcomes.