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Maria del Carmen Calvillo

Lesson Plan 4

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

TEKS Connection: 21(D), 21(E), 22(A), 22(B), 22(D), 23(A)

As a result of this lesson, the student will be able to: know the importance of Maria del Carmen Calvillo as the owner of a ranch

The lesson content is about: The Ranch de las Cabras and Misson Espada

The student will process the content by: developing and organizing the reasons for needing more lands, and writing a petition requesting a land grant for the expansion of Rancho de las Cabras

The student will complete the following product as part of this lesson: a petition for a land grant

reading the petition and evaluating how well information on Maria del Carmen Calvillo and Rancho de las Cabras is incorporated into the petition

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

Actual Lesson

Introduction: Present information on Mission Espada and Rancho de las Cabras, including where the ranch is located, what the ranch produces, some information on ranch life, and a brief biography on Maria del Carmen Calvillo. Time needed: 15-20min

Learner-centered Strategies/Activities: The students will be asked to write a brief petition from the perspective of Maria del Carmen Calvillo explaining what the ranch does, the importance of the ranch to the Mission San Francisco de la Espada, and why additional land is necessary. Time needed for each:30min

Closure: Have the students discuss the information that they provided in the petition and encourage a couple of the students to read their petition out loud to the class. Time needed: 15 min

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 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 as well as a description of Rancho de las Cabras, emphasis is placed on the 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.

How will this lesson be made relevant to the lives of the students?

The students will learn the importance of Rancho de las Cabras from their perspective.

Materials required: paper, pen

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:

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