Friday, February 6, 2009

2nd Semester Working Table of Contents

TEXAS REVOLUTION (1835-1836)
  • What I Already Know about the Texas Revolution
  • Heroes: Short Essay
  • Inquiry Based on Sound Patterns in the PowerPoint of Battles of TxRev
  • Timeline of the Texas Revolution (w/o maps)
  • Timeline of the Texas Revolution (w/ two maps: 1835 & 1836)
  • Recognizing Bias - Travis: Two Opinions
  • Hello, General! - Instructions
  • Hello, General! - Finished Product
  • Plan of the Alamo, March 6, 1836
  • Three Movie Versions of the Battle of the Alamo
  • Review of the 2004 movie, The Alamo
  • Refighting the Alamo: Mythmaking and the Texas Revolution
  • Quiz: Refighting the Alamo. . . (chart)
  • Texas Independence Day Handout - Ben Sargent cartoon, TDT article
  • Map-Based Story: The Battle of San Jacinto
  • Discrepancies in Primary Sources: Houston vs. Santa Anna
  • Document Analysis: Houston vs. Santa Anna
  • Silent Debate: Whose version of the Battle of San Jacinto was more accurate: Houston's or Santa Anna's?

REPUBLIC OF TEXAS (1836-1845)

  • Maps: The Republic of Texas, 1836/Indian Battles in Texas, 1836-45
  • Chart: Problems of Any New Country/Problems Specific to the New Republic of Texas
  • Chart/Timeline: Presidents of the Republic of Texas
  • Chapter Summaries - Unit 4: The Republic of Texas
  • The Republic of Texas: Problems & Policies
  • Indian Policy During the Republic: Houston vs. Lamar
  • Annexation Packet: Map & Primary Sources (Houston, abolitionist, Mexican politician, etc.)
  • Map: Conflicts of the Republic, 1837-1842

EARLY STATEHOOD (1845-1861)

  • Ch. 14 Summary: The Young State (Early Statehood)
  • Dividing Texas into Five Equal States - Instructions
  • Dividing Texas into Five Equal States - Finished Product
  • Battles of the Mexican-American War
  • Causes of the Mexican War 1846-1848
  • James K. Polk - song lyrics
  • The War President - Austin American-Statesman article on Pres. James K. Polk
  • The African American Population in Texas, 1860

CIVIL WAR (1861-65)

  • Diagram of Causes of the Civil War
  • A Declaration of the Causes which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union (Feb. 2, 1861 primary source document)
  • 10-Statement Analysis of "A Declaration of the Causes. . ."
  • 2 Maps: Settlers Move to Texas/Texas Counties Vote on Secession, 1861
  • Rereading, not rewriting (Op-Ed essay by Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson)
  • All men being equal just didn't work for Texas (Op-Ed essay by Bruce Hight)
  • The Black Box: A Play with a Mystery (play on causes of Civil War)
  • The Black Box - Classifying the Causes of the Civil War
  • Analysis of The Black Box
  • The Black Box: Do You Agree with These Statements?
  • Perry Stands By Secession Idea (Austin American-Statesman article)
  • Chapter 15 Summary: The Civil War 1861-65
  • 3-Maps: The Civil at 3 Key Points
  • Pop Quiz--Chapter 15 Summary: The Civil War

RECONSTRUCTION 1865-77 (Texas 1865-74)

  • A Brief Summary of Reconstruction 1865-1877
  • Chapter 16 Summary: Reconstruction in Texas
  • Reconstruction Role Play
  • Reconstruction Tiny Chat Role Play Discussion
  • White Violence in Reconstruction Texas
  • Student-Written Freedperson's Story

OVERVIEW OF U.S. HISTORY 1861-Present

  • Timeline of American History 1861-Present
  • Blank Practice Timeline 1861-Present
  • TestorQuiz: Timeline 1861-Present
  • Overview of the Time Periods of U.S. History from 1865 to the Present (packet)
  • Annotated Timeline 1861-Present - Info from Overview packet & Texas History textbook on your chosen time period
  • Your glog on your chosen time period (printout)

THE GILDED AGE 1865-1900

  • A Brief Summary of the Gilded Age 1865-1900
  • Unit 6 Summaries: The Gilded Age 1865-1900
  • Growth of Railroads in the Gilded Age

EARLY 20TH-CENTURY TEXAS 1900-1920

  • Unit 7 Chapter Summaries: Early 20th-Century Texas (Chapters 20-23)
  • Dipity-Done Timeline of Your Appointed Chapter (Ch 20, 21, 22, or 23)
  • Analysis of Other Students' Dipity Timelines
  • License Plate Analysis
  • License Plate Creation
THE MODERN ERA 1950-Present
  • Unit 8 Chapter Summaries: The Modern Era (Chapters 24-27)
  • Debate Prep: Which time period from 1865-Present was best for Texas?
  • Book Review

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