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OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will examine the causes, key events, people, and the significance of the War for Mexican Independence. Students will be able to identify five filibusters who migrated to Texas during this time, explain their motivation for entering New Spain, and how their presence influenced Spanish Texas especially as it related to the War for Mexican Independence.
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 key events and who were the significant people of the War for Mexican Independence? What was the result of the war, and how did it affect Texas?
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 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 make predictions about why the people of New Spain might have wanted to fight the War for Mexican Independence, which groups were likely fighting, who might have been their allies, what the likely result of the war was.
In this exit ticket, students will identify the two most significant effects of the war out of a list of five options. This is based on the multi-select item type from the new 8th grade Social Studies STAAR test.
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
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will read short passages outlining and providing an explanation for the events that caused the war, the significant events of the war, and the effect of the war. Grade level work includes matching academic vocabulary, multiple-choice questions and short answer questions with sentence stems to guide responses.
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Foundation Work
In this printable assignment, students will read short passages outlining and providing an explanation for the events that caused the war, the significant events of the war, and the effect of the war. Foundations work includes matching academic vocabulary with two items pre-completed, multiple-choice questions with one answer eliminated, and short answer questions with sentence stems and answer options to guide responses.
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Advanced Work
In this printable assignment, students will read short passages outlining and providing an explanation for the events that caused the war, the significant events of the war, and the effect of the war. Advanced work includes short, constructed response questions.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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