Texas Revolution Lesson: Slide Presentation, Cornell Notes and Journal Entry

The Texas Revolution is such an important part of US Westward Expansion, and this resource is a simple, visually engaging and fun way to teach about it!

This resource not only teaches about the Texas Revolution but also gives students practice with Cornell Notes. There is a Cornell Note note taking sheet with pre-determined topics for note taking that correspond with the titles on the slides and a section for summarizing the lesson.

There are two slides for each topic: one non-highlighted slide and one highlighted slide. The students will practice taking their notes using the non-highlighted slide and will compare their notes for each topic to the highlighted slides. This teaches students to focus and learn what is important when taking notes.

The resource includes:

• 30 clearly written and visually appealing slides: for note taking and discussion about the Texas Revolution, including the Spanish-Mexican War, Tejanos, Texas colonization by America, The Alamo, Battle of San Jacinto, Texas becoming a state and more!
• Warm up activity: image analysis.
• Cornell Notes note taking sheet
• Writing prompt: students apply what they learned and use evidence from the song and lesson to answer the "Essential Question."
• Journal Entry Assignment: from the perspective of a Texas solider at the Alamo.
• Suggestions for Use.

The slideshow is 100% editable to fit your classroom needs and the worksheet comes in both PDF and google doc versions.