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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will identify and describe eight elements of contemporary Texas culture that originated from the Spanish and Mexican cultures of the Spanish Colonial Era.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 minutes. Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- In what ways can we see evidence of the Spanish Colonial Era in our lives in Texas today?
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 a list of anything they recognize as being popular or common in Texas society today. Students will then consider if any might be related to the Spanish Colonial Era and provide a suggestion of how they might be related.
In this exit ticket, students will fill in the blanks in a paragraph that explains and summarizes four of the items from the lesson.
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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Flashcards
This printable material is a one-page, front-and-back set of flashcards that provide the title of one element of contemporary Texas culture, an image of the element, and a description of its origins in the Spanish Colonial Era.
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will examine and record information on 4 of the 8 flashcards and answer short, constructed response questions with sentence stems provided assessing their prior and newly acquired knowledge.
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Foundation Work
In this printable assignment, students will examine and record information on 3 of the 8 flashcards with word banks provided to assist in recording information on their chart. They answer short, constructed response questions with sentence stems and word banks provided assessing their prior and newly acquired knowledge.
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Advanced Work
In this printable assignment, students will examine and record information on 6 of the 8 flashcards and answer short, constructed response questions assessing their prior and newly acquired knowledge.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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The Ochoa Hacienda
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Juan P. Moreno and his Tejano Band
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Spanish-Style Christian Church
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Tucson Rodeo cutting
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