Irma Rangel

Lesson Plan 2

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Written by: Maria Vargas
Date: January 2007
Grade level: 7
Subject: Texas History

TEKS Connection:14(A), 15(A), 15(C),17(A),17(C),18(B), 22 (D)

As a result of this lesson, the student will be able to: discuss the exact history behind the passing of HB 588 (Texas Top Ten Percent Plan)

The lesson content is about: HB 588 (Texas Top Ten Percent Plan)

The student will process the content by: re-enacting the procedures that led to the acceptance of HB 588

The student will complete the following product as part of this lesson:  a re-enactment of the Texas House of Representatives sessions dealing with HB 588

I will know how well the student has understood the content, process, or product by: observing the re-enactment and evaluating the comments made

Prerequisite skills that students should have for this lesson to be successful: none

Actual Lesson

Introduction: Explain to the students the history of HB 588, who worked on the bill, what the bill says, what was presented to the House of Representatives, speeches made in favor or against the bill, and how the bill was received by the majority of the house members.
Time needed: 25-30 min

Learner-centered Strategies/Activities: After providing background information for the students, designate roles to the students. Have the students research their role’s specific involvement in the passing of the bill and house proceedings for a bill. The students should then re-enact certain parts of the bill proceedings accordingly.

Time needed for each: 20 minutes for research, 30 minutes for the re-enactment

Closure: Discuss with the class the bill proceedings and have the students explain points that they learned through the re-enactment process.
Time needed: 15 min

http://www.utexas.edu/depts/cmas/anniversary/cmas35pub.pdf
University of Texas-Center for Mexican American Studies article reflecting on the trajectory of the Top Ten Percent Plan. The article additionally provides demographic statistics of entering freshmen from 1996-2004.

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=75R&Bill=HB588
HB 588 text, bill analysis, amendments and history.

http://www.legis.state.tx.us
Texas House of Representatives website.

How will this lesson be made relevant to the lives of the students? The students will learn and understand the proceedings of a bill in the Texas House of Representatives.

Materials required: internet, props (if available)

Classroom setup: attempt to set up the desks in format similar to that of the Texas House of Representatives

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