Module 4-Early Texan History-Social Studies 4A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will match descriptions of the Battle of the Alamo, the Texas Declaration of Independence, the Runaway Scrape, and the Battle of San Jacinto. Students will describe three important Texians and their contributions, locate key Texian settlements, to identify 2 problems and 2 successes in early Texan history, and identify the effects of the cattle industry and railroads for early Texas.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Texas Revolution	pen or pencil;
2	Important Texians	crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
3	Settlements in Texas	scissors glue pen or pencil
4	Good and Bad	pen or pencil;
5	Cattle and Railroads	pen or pencil;

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Texas Revolution	Match the correct descriptions to the Battle of the Alamo, the Texas Declaration of Independence, the Runaway Scrape, and the Battle of San Jacinto.
2	Important Texians	Describe three important Texians and their contributions.
3	Settlements in Texas	Locate key Texas settlements.
4	Good and Bad	Identify two problems and two successes in early Texas history.
5	Cattle and Railroads	Identify the effects of the cattle industry and railroads on Texas during its early history.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Vocabulary Words
Texas Revolution events Texian contribution settlements settlers West problems successes conflict resolution cattle industry railroads	Territory Battle Scrape Texas Texian Cavalry Empresario Sitio Anglo Problem Success Efficient Cowboy Rancher Cattle town

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
2	Important Texians	6	Texian Yearbook
3	Settlements in Texas	9	Settlement Map
4	Good and Bad	7	Dear Diary
5	Cattle and Railroads	7	Cattle or the Railroad?

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
Texas Revolution	What is a territory? What started the Texas Revolution? What was the Battle of the Alamo? What was the Battle of San Jacinto? What did the Texas Declaration of Independence declare?
Important Texians	Who were some of the most influential military leaders during the Texas Revolution? Who were some of Mexico's military leaders during the Texas Revolution? What other people influenced Texas history?
Settlements in Texas	What were the earliest settlements and Texas? What countries created the first settlements?
Good and Bad	What were some problems and successes in early Texas? What were the relationships like between Native Americans and Texas settlers? How did the Texas Rangers make an impact on civilization?
Cattle and Railroads	What is an industry? What made the cotton industry flourish to become one of the biggest industries in early Texas? How did the cattle industry impact life in Texas?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
Settlements in Texas	Move to Texas!	Who started Austin’s colony? Who are the Old Three Hundred? Why were Anglo-Americans excited to go to Mexican Texas? What was the Law of April 6, 1830?
Cattle and Railroads	New Transportation Wanted	What were some of the difficulties with transportation in Texas? How did railroads help the Texas economy? What was Texas number 1 in producing?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	Henry Goes to Texas	Linda Baten Johnson
2	Remember the Alamo: Texians, Tejanos, and Mexicans Tell Their Stories	Paul Robert Walker
3	Causes and Effects of the Texas Revolution Therese Harasymiw	710L
4	Texas Rangers: Legendary Lawmen	Michael P. Spradlin	NC1070L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

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