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Description
OVERVIEW
Read short introductory passages about topics related to printing in Mexican Texas and use a variety of primary source materials to analyze the importance of printing during this era.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 90 minutes.
This lesson can be divided into two individual 45 minute lessons
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What role did the printing press at San Felipe de Austin play in the development of Texas and the events of the Texas Revolution?
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 make observations and inferences about a piece of artwork depicting Santa Anna’s centralist troops throwing the printing press from San Felipe de Austin into a river.
In this exit ticket, students will look back at the image from the warm-up and use the information from parts 3 and 4 of the lesson to explain what event is being depicted in the image. Students then consider and record why they think the people in the painting might have taken this action.
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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Primary Source Excerpts
This printable material provides nine primary source materials that students will use to complete their work. Sources include newspaper articles, advertisements and announcements, reports on military situations, and a social invitation.
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will read passages at a grade level appropriate Lexile level related to the establishment of a printing office in San Felipe de Austin, the first newspapers in the colony, and the role that printing played in the development of San Felipe and the events of the Texas Revolution. Students examine nine primary source materials, record information about the purpose of each, and make inferences about life in Texas during the events based on the information in the materials.
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In this printable assignment, students will read passages at a grade level appropriate Lexile level with key information in bold. Readings are related to the establishment of a printing office in San Felipe de Austin, the first newspapers in the colony, and the role that printing played in the development of San Felipe and the events of the Texas Revolution. Students examine nine primary source materials and answer multiple choice questions about the purpose of each. Students use sentence stems to complete short constructed responses making inferences about life in Texas during the events based on the information in the materials.
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In this printable assignment, students will identify and label key locations on their map of the Alamo using the Timeline of the Alamo. The foundations map identifies the specific locations on the map for students to label and provides matching options for the events that happened at each location. Then, students create either a storyboard or a collection of journal entries demonstrating the events of the Alamo from the perspective of someone within the Alamo walls. Advanced work requires 6 – 8 images in the storyboard or entries in the journal.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.) Saturday, October 24, 1829
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Telegraph and Texas Register (San Felipe de Austin) Saturday, October 10, 1835
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Telegraph and Texas Register (San Felipe de Austin) Saturday, January 16, 1836
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Telegraph and Texas Register (San Felipe de Austin) Saturday, February 27, 1836
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