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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will read a series of passages and answer questions identifying, explaining, and summarizing key information related to the “east Texas oil wars.”
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 – 60 minutes.
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What were the “east Texas oil wars,” what caused the conflict, and what was the outcome?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan, Teacher Guide, Sources
Downloadable/editable versions of this lesson plan, including a step-by-step guide through the lesson. When applicable, a list of primary sources used in the lesson is also included.
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This ready-to-use classroom slideshow contains the warm-up exercise, the daily objective, the “We will / I will” statements, and the essential question for the lesson.
It guides the class through the assignment providing larger versions of images, visual representations of the directions, and supports for reading and answering questions including sentence stems for in-class responses. It concludes with the exit ticket.
Student Activities
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Warm-up & Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will consider a real-world scenario introducing the concept of what happens when products flood a market. Students are asked to respond with a possible outcome to the situation. This warm-up is meant to assist in student understanding of why prices drop when markets are flooded and the possible effects of this type of economic event.
In this exit ticket, students will create a short definition of the east Texas oil wars and provide at least one cause and one effect of the conflict.
The Warm-up and Exit Ticket document includes two warm-ups on the front of the page and two exit tickets on the back of the page. This formatting reduces the number of copies needed, as teachers will cut each printed page in half. Each student will receive a half-page with the warm-up on the front and the exit on the back.
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will read a passage at an on-grade level Lexile level and respond to a variety of questions including multiple choice, multi-select, and short constructed response with sentence stems provided. Readings are chunked into smaller segments.
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In this printable assignment, students will read a passage at an on-grade level Lexile level with key information presented in bold. They will respond to a variety of questions including multiple choice and multi-select with one or more answer options eliminated, and short constructed response with sentence stems and response options provided. Readings are chunked into smaller segments.
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In this printable assignment, students will read a passage at a higher Lexile level and respond to several short, constructed response questions related to the readings.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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Picturing Texas: The Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Photographers in the Lone Star State, 1935-1943
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The Delta Courier, August 18, 1931
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