Erasmo and Juan Seguin
Lesson Plan 2
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Name: Katie Daitoku
Date: January 15, 2007
Grade level: 7
Subject: Texas History
TEKS Connection: 2C, 2F, 3A, 3B, 8A, 21B, 21D, 22B, 22C, 22D
As a result of this lesson, the student will be able to:
Identify Juan Seguin’s importance in the Texas Revolution
The lesson content is about: Juan Seguin’s role
in the Texas Revolution
The student will process the content by:
Examining the events that Seguin participated in during the Texas Revolution
The student will complete the following product as
part of this lesson: A written journal chronicling the events of
Seguin’s life during the Texas Revolution
Assessment of learning
I will know how well the student has understood the content,
process, or product by:
Reading their journals for accuracy and understanding of the events during
the Texas Revolution in which Juan Seguin participated
Prerequisite skills that students should have for this
lesson to be successful:
General knowledge of the Texas Revolution
Actual Lesson
Introduction: Explain to students the role that Juan
Seguin played in the Texas Revolutions, particularly emphasizing his role at
the Alamo, San Jacinto, and the surrender of San Antonio. Provide students
with additional material about Seguin and the Texas Revolution.
Time needed: 15-20 minutes
Learner-centered Strategies/Activities: Have students
write several journal entries from Juan Seguin’s point of view about the
Texas Revolution. Students should use their creativity in creating this
journal and may include maps, diagrams, and pictures to illustrate and
complement their entries.
Time needed for each: 50 minutes
Closure: Have students share their journals with a small
group of students and explain which events they chose to write about and
why.
Time needed: 20 minutes
The big R:
How will this lesson be made relevant to the lives of
the students? Students will be able to understand the Texas Revolution
from the viewpoint of one man and will understand the influence that one
individual can have on a course of events.
Materials required: Paper, colored pencils,
crayons
Classroom setup: Areas for small group sharing at the
completion of the lesson
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)
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Verbal-linguistic
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Mathematical-logical
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Spatial
Bodily Kinesthetic
Musical
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Please note other adjustments that you have made to
differentiate the lesson:
Students can be given material at different reading levels
to supplement the information provided in the lesson. Some students may
choose to complete their journals using computers or may have less writing
and more diagrams/maps in their journals.
The following levels of thinking skills are utilized in this
lesson:
Please highlight all of the levels above that apply.
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Knowledge
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Comprehension
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Application
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Analysis
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Synthesis
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Evaluation
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