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OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will read a passage that presents the various American Indian tribes of Texas within the context of pre-European exploration of Texas. They will be able to identify the significant information about various tribes, the power dynamics between certain tribes at the time, as well as which tribes were not yet present in Texas.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What were the dynamics between various tribes of Texas in the 1500s, prior to the arrival of the Spanish?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan, Teacher Guide, Primary Sources Used
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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Slideshow
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, taking notes, and answering questions including sentence stems for in-class responses. It concludes with the exit ticket.
Student Activities
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Warm-up and Exit Ticket
In this printable Warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will use a timeline of significant events in the history of American Indians in Texas before the era of Exploration to make observations and formulate questions about this period of time.
This presents students with a chronological view of several significant developments within the lives of American Indians in Texas prior to the timeframe of the information in the current unit.
In this Exit Ticket, students will make a prediction about how they think the arrival of Europeans might affect the lives of the American Indians in Texas.
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 ticket on the back.
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Grade Level Student Worksheet
In this printable worksheet assignment, students will read a passage addressing and correcting several misconceptions that contemporary people may have about early American Indians in Texas. Students next read a passage demonstrating how the various tribes of Texas had developed over time and what their societies were like at the beginning of the 16th century.
Grade Level involves short, constructed response and multiple-choice questions for reading comprehension.
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Foundation Student Worksheet
Foundations Level involves multiple choice questions with reading supports directing them to where to find the information in the passage.
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Advanced Student Worksheet
Advanced Level involves additional short, constructed response questions for reading comprehension.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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