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Social Studies
Course: Texas History
Unit: Intro to Texas History, Geography of Texas, Age of Contact, Spanish
Colonial.
Guiding Questions & Specificity
TEKS
Assessment
Designated Six Weeks: 1st Grading Period
Days to teach: Intro to Texas History (3 days), Geography of Texas (14 days),
Age of Contact (9 days), and Spanish Colonial (5 days)
Vocabulary
Instructional Strategies
Resources/Weblinks
Intro to Texas History Unit (3 days)
(1 )History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in Texas history
(1A) identify the major eras
What are the
Describe the
Eras
ELPS: 1C, 2E, 3A, 5B ,5G
Eras Card Sort Activity
in Texas history, describe
characteristics of the
defining
their defining characteristics,
major eras in Texas
characteristics
and explain why historians
History
of the ears
divide the past into eras,
including Natural Texas and
its People; Age of Contact;
Spanish Colonial; Mexican
National; Revolution and
Republic; Early Statehood;
Texas in the Civil War and
Reconstruction; Cotton,
Cattle, and Railroad; Age of
Oil; Texas in the Great
Depression and World War
II; Civil Rights and
Conservatism; and
Contemporary Texas
Geography of Texas (14 days)
(1 )History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in Texas history
(2) History. The student understands how individuals, events, and issues through the Mexican National Era shaped the history of Texas
(8) Geography. The student uses geographic tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data.
(9) Geography. The student understands the location and characteristics of places and regions of Texas.
(10) Geography. The student understands the effects of the interaction between humans and the environment in Texas during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
(11) Geography. The student understands the characteristics, distribution, and migration of population in Texas in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries
(1A) identify the major eras
** See Specificity
Describe the
Political region
ELPS: 1C, 2E, 3A, 5B ,5G
Geography Google
in Texas history, describe
document in the drive.
defining
Cultural region
Student created Venn
Drive Folder
their defining characteristics,
How do physical and
characteristics
diagram comparing the 4
and explain why historians
human characteristics
of the early
regions of Texas.
Regions Jigsaw Activity
divide the past into eras,
distinguish the four
people of
including Natural Texas and
regions of Texas?
Texas.
Regions Map Practice
its People;
Revised May 2017
Social Studies
Course: Texas History
Unit: Intro to Texas History, Geography of Texas, Age of Contact, Spanish
Colonial.
Guiding Questions & Specificity
TEKS
Assessment
Designated Six Weeks: 1st Grading Period
Days to teach: Intro to Texas History (3 days), Geography of Texas (14 days),
Age of Contact (9 days), and Spanish Colonial (5 days)
Vocabulary
Instructional Strategies
Resources/Weblinks
(2A) compare the cultures
of American Indians in Texas
prior to European
colonization such as Gulf,
Plains, Puebloan, and
Southeastern;
prehistory
anthropologist
archaeologist
artifacts
hunter-gathers
pre-contact
nomads
allies
matrilineal
adobe
tepees
crop rotation
confederacies
Maps
Charts
Models
Databases
ELPS 1H, 2G, 3H, 4I, 5G
Student created graphic
organizers comparing
Native Texan cultures
ELPS 3B, 5B, 5G students
will use new vocabulary in
a story about the tribes and
their environments.
Students may edit their
stories in small groups.
Student created spreadsheet
calculating budget for a trip
across Texas.
Student created graph
showing mileage between
locations in Texas
Geography Google
Drive Folder
Natural regions
Subregions
Bayous
Petrochemicals
Transportation center
ELPS 3E, 2D, 3I Student
created maps that show the
physical and political
geographic features of
Texas
Geography Google
Drive Folder
** See Specificity
document in the drive.
What were the identifying
characteristics of the four
cultural regions of Texas?
(8A) create and interpret
thematic maps, graphs,
charts, models, and databases
representing various aspects
of Texas during the 19th,
20th, and 21st centuries
** See Specificity
document in the drive.
9(A) locate the Mountains
and Basins, Great Plains,
North Central Plains, and
Coastal Plains regions and
places of importance in Texas
** See Specificity
document in the drive.
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What is the relationship
between people and
place? The environment
of an area affects how the
people in that area live
and work. (8.10)
Locate on a map the four
regions of Texas, Dallas,
How did
Native
Texans’
environment
affect the
ways in which
they lived?
Create a
Native Texans
map showing
where tribes
lived. It would
be interesting
to
superimpose
this on a
regions map to
show the
correlation
between where
tribes lived
and how they
lived.
Given a blank
outline map,
label the four
regions of
Texas, major
Native Americans
Google Drive Folder
Student created poems
describing a Native Texas
culture
Student generated interview
questions for native Texans.
Regions of TX map
practice
Social Studies
Course: Texas History
Unit: Intro to Texas History, Geography of Texas, Age of Contact, Spanish
Colonial.
Guiding Questions & Specificity
TEKS
Assessment
Designated Six Weeks: 1st Grading Period
Days to teach: Intro to Texas History (3 days), Geography of Texas (14 days),
Age of Contact (9 days), and Spanish Colonial (5 days)
Vocabulary
Instructional Strategies
Resources/Weblinks
during the 19th, 20th, and
21st centuries such as major
cities, rivers, natural and
historic landmarks, political
and cultural regions, and
local points of interest;
(9B) compare places and
regions of Texas in terms of
physical and human
characteristics;
9(C) analyze the effects of
physical and human factors
such as climate, weather,
landforms, irrigation,
transportation and
communication on major
events in Texas.
Escarpments
Fault
Basin
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Latitude
Longitude
Physical
characteristics of a
place include
landforms and soils,
bodies and sources of
water, vegetation,
climate and weather
patterns and animal
life.
Human
characteristics of
places include the
language, religion,
political systems,
economic systems,
population
distribution,
ethnicity, age and
standards of living.
Geographic
distributions
Geographic patterns
Historic landmarks
Climate
Weather
Landforms
Irrigation
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Ft. Worth, Austin,
Houston, San Antonio,
Amarillo, El Paso, Red
River, Colorado River,
Rio Grande, Sabine River
How are the four regions
of Texas similar?
Farming/ranching
How are the four regions
of Texas different?
Climates
Population distribution
Landforms
What impact did the
Edwards Plateau, Big
Bend, Llano Estacado and
the Piney Woods have on
major events in Texas?
rivers and
cities.
Create a
double bubble
map
comparing two
of the four
regions of
Texas.
How do the
physical
features of
Texas affect
life in Texas?
What are the
effects of the
climate on the
Texas
economy?
Students will share their
maps in small groups
explaining each of its
features using formal
English.
ELPS 4K: Students will
create graphic organizers to
graphically represent the
differences and similarities
of the four regions. This
may include a double
bubble or Venn Diagram
4 regions power point
Travel Texas project
Regions chart
Geography’s impact
lesson
Safari Montage:
Geographic
Perspectives: The United
States of America (25
min 8 sec)
Safari Montage
The Water Supply
(19 min 29 sec)
Social Studies
Course: Texas History
Unit: Intro to Texas History, Geography of Texas, Age of Contact, Spanish
Colonial.
Guiding Questions & Specificity
TEKS
Assessment
10 (A) identify ways in
which Texans have adapted
to and modified the
environment and analyze the
positive and negative
consequences of the
modifications
** See Specificity
document in the drive.
In what ways did the
early Texans adapt to
their environment?
How did their
location near
the water
affect how the
Gulf Coastal
Plains culture
group lived?
Designated Six Weeks: 1st Grading Period
Days to teach: Intro to Texas History (3 days), Geography of Texas (14 days),
Age of Contact (9 days), and Spanish Colonial (5 days)
Vocabulary
Instructional Strategies
Resources/Weblinks
Transportation
Communication
Growth rate
Age distribution
Immigration
Environmental
adaptation and
modification
ELPS 4G: Students will
write a paragraph in their
learning logs explaining
how the Native Americans
adapted and lived in their
environment. Students may
wish to share their
paragraphs with a partner.
Student created journal
about a trip across Texas.
Geography Google
Drive Folder
Age of Contact (9 days)
(1) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in Texas history.
(2) History. The student understands how individuals, events, and issues through the Mexican National Era shaped the history of Texas
(8) Geography. The student uses geographic tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data
(11) Geography. The student understands the characteristics, distribution, and migration of population in Texas in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
(13) Economics. The student understands the interdependence of the Texas economy with the United States and the world.
(19) Culture. The student understands the concept of diversity within unity in Texas
7.1.(A) identify the major
** See Specificity
Which factors
Absolute chronology ELPS 4D
Google Drive Age of
eras in Texas history,
document in the drive.
contributed to
Relative chronology
Have students preview the
Contact Folder
describe their defining
the exploration
section of the textbook and
characteristics, and explain
Did the Europeans find
of Texas?
have them point out main
why historians divide the past and accomplish what they
ideas and visuals using a
into eras, including Natural
wanted in Texas?
Which is the
textbook
Texas and its People; Age of
correct
ELPS C2E
Contact;
What motivates people to sequence of
Students create a timeline of
7.1.(B) apply absolute and
explore?
events?
the events discussed during
relative chronology through
the 6 weeks.
the sequencing of significant
How has exploration
What would
4F
individuals, events, and time
changed our lives?
be a likely
Create a letter jacket to
Revised May 2017
Social Studies
Course: Texas History
Unit: Intro to Texas History, Geography of Texas, Age of Contact, Spanish
Colonial.
Guiding Questions & Specificity
TEKS
Assessment
periods;
(7.1 C) explain the
significance of the following
dates: 1519, mapping of the
Texas coast and first
mainland Spanish settlement
7.2(B) identify important
individuals, events, and
issues related to European
exploration of Texas such as
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda,
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
and his writings, the search
for gold, and the conflicting
territorial claims between
France and Spain;
7.8(A) create and interpret
thematic maps, graphs,
charts, models, and databases
representing various aspects
of Texas during the 19th,
20th, and 21st centuries
7.19(C) identify examples of
Spanish influence and the
influence of other cultures on
Texas such as place names,
vocabulary, religion,
architecture, food, and the
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Who are the significant
individuals, major events,
and time periods during
the Age of Contact?
Explain how Mexico
became a base of Spanish
explorers in 1519.
** See Specificity
document in the drive.
Explain how “God, Gold,
Glory,” were the basis of
competition between
European countries.
(8.2A)
Explain the contribution
of Columbus , Cortez,
Cabeza de Vaca, Narvaez,
Coronado, LaSalle,
Alvarez de Pineda,
Moscoso, DeSoto, and
Alonzo de León.
Designated Six Weeks: 1st Grading Period
Days to teach: Intro to Texas History (3 days), Geography of Texas (14 days),
Age of Contact (9 days), and Spanish Colonial (5 days)
Vocabulary
Instructional Strategies
Resources/Weblinks
consequence
of the defeat
of the Aztecs?
What was the
result of the
explorers’
search for the
Cibola?
List the
motives for
European
exploration.
Describe and
justify the
importance of
Spanish and
French
explorations
into North
America.
Identify the
locations of
European
settlements on
a map.
commemorate the events of
1519
*Conquistador
*Viceroy
Epidemics
Mustangs
Columbian exchange
Friar
Pueblo
Cibola
Tejas
Alcalde
Vaqueros
ELPS 5B and 5F
Have students write a paper
in which they tell whether
or not they would have
liked to have been an
explorer. Make sure they
back up their opinions with
reason
Experiential Exercise: Tell
students you have buried
$20 in the field in back of
your classroom. Let them
look for it. Use it to help
explain why some
conquistadors felt the risks
of exploration were worth
it. Have them write a
reflection about the
experience
Graphic organizers compare
Spanish and French
explorers of Texas
Student created maps
showing the locations of
European territorial claims
Google Drive Age of
Contact Folder
Biographies for the
Following are in Google
Drives:
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca’s
journal translated
http://www.pbs.org/weta
/thewest/resources/archi
ves/one/cabeza.htm
European Explorer
Stations
PBSConquistadorshttp://ww
w.pbs.org/conquistadors/
Early Explorers Race for
Empire
Video: The Arrival of
Social Studies
Course: Texas History
Unit: Intro to Texas History, Geography of Texas, Age of Contact, Spanish
Colonial.
Guiding Questions & Specificity
TEKS
Assessment
arts
Identify the
locations of
European
territorial
claims in
Texas.
Designated Six Weeks: 1st Grading Period
Days to teach: Intro to Texas History (3 days), Geography of Texas (14 days),
Age of Contact (9 days), and Spanish Colonial (5 days)
Vocabulary
Instructional Strategies
Resources/Weblinks
in Texas
Explorer’s children’s book
Students created timeline
over Spanish and French
explorers of Texas.
Class discussion of the
significance of the
expeditions of selected
Spanish and French
explorers of Texas.
Journal entries that explain
the motivations for
exploration of Texas.
Conquistador Want Ad
the Spanish
The Columbian
Exchange
European Exploration of
North America Map
Spanish Colonial (5 days)
(1) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in Texas history.
(2) History. The student understands how individuals, events, and issues through the Mexican National Era shaped the history of Texas
(9) Geography. The student understands the location and characteristics of places and regions of Texas.
(10) Geography. The student understands the effects of the interaction between humans and the environment in Texas during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
(19) Culture. The student understands the concept of diversity within unity in Texas
(1A) identify the major eras
*** See specificity
Explain the
Mission system
ELPS 1A, 1B, 1F, 1G, 1H,
timeline.knightlab.com
in Texas history, describe
document in the drive.
defining
2D, 2E, 5D
their defining characteristics,
Explain how Spain used
characteristics
and explain why historians
the mission system to
of the Spanish
Assess the understanding of
divide the past into eras,
extend their influence in
Colonial era.
the mission system by
including Natural Texas and
Texas.
Why is the
creating a cause and effect
its People; Age of Contact;
Explain the significance
year 1718
chart
Spanish Colonial;
of Texas:1718, 1821,
important to
(1B) apply absolute and
1519,
Texas history?
ELPS 4J, 4K, 5A, 5E, 5F,
relative chronology through
US Dates:1776, 1620,
5G
the sequencing of significant
1607 (8.1C)
Explain the sequencing of
individuals, events, and time
Explain the significance
events in the Spanish
periods;
of 1718.
Colonial era using a
1(C) explain the significance
timeline
Revised May 2017
Social Studies
Course: Texas History
Unit: Intro to Texas History, Geography of Texas, Age of Contact, Spanish
Colonial.
Guiding Questions & Specificity
TEKS
Assessment
Designated Six Weeks: 1st Grading Period
Days to teach: Intro to Texas History (3 days), Geography of Texas (14 days),
Age of Contact (9 days), and Spanish Colonial (5 days)
Vocabulary
Instructional Strategies
Resources/Weblinks
of the following dates: 1519,
mapping of the Texas coast
and first mainland Spanish
settlement; 1718, founding of
San Antonio;
2(C) identify important
events and issues related to
European colonization of
Texas, including the
establishment of Catholic
missions, towns, and ranches,
and individuals such as Fray
Damián Massanet, José de
Escandón, Antonio Margil de
Jesús, and Francisco Hidalgo;
2(F) contrast Spanish,
Mexican, and Anglo purposes
for and methods of settlement
in Texas.
10(A) identify ways in which
Texans have adapted to and
modified the environment
and analyze the positive and
negative consequences of the
modifications.
19(C) identify examples of
Spanish influence and the
influence of other cultures on
Texas such as place names,
vocabulary, religion,
architecture, food, and the
arts
Revised May 2017
ELPS 2F, 3J, 4D, 4E, 4F
Use illustrations to show an
understanding of the
founding of San Antonio
*** See specificity
document in the drive.
Explain the importance of
Corpus Christi de la
Ysleta, San Francisco de
los Tejas, Spanish
establish San Antonio de
Valero, Fray Damian
Massanet, and Alonso de
Leon.
Explain how missions
were established to
convert the Native
Americans to
Catholicism.
What Spanish
settlement was
established as
a half-way
station
between the
missions in
East Texas
and New
Spain
(Mexico)?
Mission
Presidio
Ranchos
Revolt
ELPS 2A, 2G, 2H, 4A, 4B,
4G, 5A, 5E
Google Drive Spanish
Colonial Folder
Write a journal entry about
what life was like for Native
Texans living in Spanish
missions
Life in a Spanish
Mission simulation
Biography links:
Fray Damian Massanet
Jose de Escandon
Antonio Margil de Jesus