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Students will read and analyze the Texas Declaration of Independence of 1836 by answering 31 questions (some are creative) and completing up to 3 extension tasks. Some questions have the students compare this document to the United States' Declaration of...

Texas History students will learn about Spanish exploration in Texas (Texas history explorers, Texas exploration) with a PowerPoint, note guide, and 3 built in activities: a primary source analysis, an explorer review, and an advertisement. Teacher...

Texas History students will review 24 topics by responding to any number of these 45 writing prompts/tasks/essay topics. There are a combination of academic, opinion, and creative options. There is also a bonus activity at the end so students can review...

Texas History students will read an excerpt of the Mier y Teran Report and excerpts of a letter Stephen Austin wrote in response, especially with regards to the Law of April 6, 1830. They will then answer 19 questions and complete 2 extension tasks. The...

Texas history students will read a brief background on the call for Mexican independence from Spain, a reconstructed account of Father Hidalgo's grito for independence, and answer 10 questions. They then analyze 3 images based on 6 provided prompts. This...

Students will read excerpts from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of the Mexican-American War, answer 18 questions, and analyze 4 images (prompts are provided). The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...

Students will complete 16 map activities to review Texas History. The topics covered include a political map, the regions of Texas, early Native Americans, exploration, missions, Mexico's fight for independence/empresarios, the Texas Revolution, Texas as...

Students will become familiar with 11 maps and 4 map projections. This is an interactive notebook activity that students can use throughout the year to refer. It is suggested that students complete 3-4 per class period. This is more than simply reading...

Please Note: The instructor/teacher will need to know and understand the concept of REGIONS as this is a concept difficult for young brains to grasp. Even though we simplify it for students, we will need to be ready to verbally or visually explain...

POPULATION EXPLOSION! Need a fun & engaging way to teach the causes & effects of population incline and decline, total birth rate and death rate, total population, Demographic Transition Model (DTM) Stages of Population Total Chart. This lesson...

Students will learn about, or review, the Spanish mission system in Texas by reading an overview of the history of missions, life in missions, and facts about different missions. They will answer 18 questions, complete 5 tasks for 22 vocabulary words,...

Students will learn about the people and events that led to the Texas Revolution by reading 3 pages, completing a graphic organizer, and answering 32 questions. They will then read, analyze, and compare and contrast excerpts from letters written by...