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Maria del Carmen Calvillo

Lesson Plan 2

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Written by: Maria Vargas and Jaquie Welsh
Date: January 23, 2007
Grade level: 7
Subject: Texas History

TEKS Connection: 1(A), 2(B), 19(C), 21(B), 21(D), 21(E), 22(A), 22(B)

As a result of this lesson, the student will be able to: provide a imaginary journal of daily life on Rancho de las Cabras from the perspective of Maria del Carmen Calvillo

The lesson content is about: Maria del Carmen Calvillo's management of Rancho de las Cabras and life at the ranch.

The student will process the content by: Reading about typical ranch activities that could be organized into a journal of life at the ranch.

The student will complete the following product as part of this lesson: a diary from the perspective of Maria del Carmen Calvillo

I will know how well the student has understood the content, process, or product by:
Reading the diary entries and evaluating the relevance of the entries to information provided about the ranch.

Prerequisite skills that students should have for this lesson to be successful: Reading, writing

Actual Lesson

Introduction: Explain the workings of the ranch and provide a brief biography on Maria del Carmen Calvillo. Time needed:15-20 min

Learner-centered Strategies/Activities: The students will be instructed to construct their own diary (out of paper of their choice and with binding of their choice) and produce five diary entries describing life on the ranch from the perspective of Maria del Carmen Calvillo. Time needed for each: 10 minutes per entry

Closure: Explain to the students why Maria del Carmen Calvillo is considered part of Texas history and what role she played in the management of the ranch. The students can be asked to share particular journal entries and explain why they find Maria del Carmen Calvillo to be an important historical figure. Time needed:15-20min

Ruthsdotter, Mary. Las Mujeres: Mexican American/Chicana Women. Photographs and biographies of seventeen women from the spanish colonial period to the present. Windsor, CA: National Women's History Project, 1991.
Provides a biography primarily focused on the accomplishments of Maria del Carmen Calvillo.

McMillan, Nora E. Rios."Maria Del Carmen Calvillo: How an Independent Spirit Emerged." Journal of South Texas, 13.2 (2000):174-192.
This article provides a biography and a description of Rancho de las Cabras, emphasis is placed on Calvillo's importance to Texas history.

http://www.floresville.isd.tenet.edu/Elementary/fes/cyberfair/rancho/rancho.htm
Provides an overview of the ranch's history and includes many pictures.

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/RR/ghr1.html
A general description of Rancho de las Cabras State Historic Site.

http://crm.cr.nps.gov/archive/20-11/20-11-17.pdf
An article describing the introduction of Rancho de las Cabras as a Historical marker. The article presents the history behind the ranch as well as details concerning the excavation of the ranch.

http://www.nps.gov/archive/saan/visit/rancho.pdf
General information on Rancho de las Cabras provided by the National Historical Park Service, includes history, the current state of the ranch and tour information.

http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/st-plains/images/he4.html
Provides a very detailed descriptions and some images of artifacts found during excavation of Rancho de las Cabras.

How will this lesson be made relevant to the lives of the students? The diary entries will reflect the students' interpretation of life on the ranch, giving the students the ability to identify with the inhabitants of the ranch.

Materials required: paper, markers, and any materials the students choose to use to make to their journals unique

Classroom setup: none

In order to differentiate the lesson to meet the needs of the learners I will do the following: (Please highlight those intelligences that have been addressed in this lesson)

• Verbal-linguistic
• Mathematical-logical
• Spatial
• Bodily Kinesthetic
• Musical
• Interpersonal
• Intrapersonal

Please note other adjustments that you have made to differentiate the lesson:

Allow the students to include illustrations in their diaries in addition to writing.

The following levels of thinking skills are utilized in this lesson:

Please highlight all of the levels above that apply.

• Knowledge
• Comprehension
• Application
• Analysis
• Synthesis
• Evaluation

Last Updated: 8/18/2007
Comments:  lcummins@austincollege.edu