Writing Mexican-Americans into Seventh Grade Texas History (Howell Initiative)

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)

  • Verbal-linguistic

  • Mathematical-logical

  • 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.

  • Knowledge

  • Comprehension

  • Application

  • Analysis

  • Synthesis

  • Evaluation


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