Irma Rangel

Lesson Plan 4

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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(C), 18(B),19(B), 21(B), 21(E), 22(A), 22(B), 22(D), 23(A), 23(B)

As a result of this lesson, the student will be able to: evaluate education measures and learn about Irma Rangel and HB 588

The lesson content is about: HB 588 and Irma Rangel

The student will process the content by: Studying the bill-writing process and Irma Rangel’s strategies, then drafting a bill of their own.

The student will complete the following product as part of this lesson: a bill

I will know how well the student has understood the content, process, or product by: evaluating the content and presentation of the bill

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

Actual Lesson

Introduction: Introduce the students to Irma Rangel by telling them who she is and what she did, specifically explain what HB 588 (Texas Top Ten Percent Bill) is. Have the students read HB 588.
Time needed: 20 minutes

Learner-centered Strategies/Activities: Using HB 588 as a model, have the students prepare their own bill with their own suggestion for increasing minority enrollment and helping underprivileged students in Texas. Their suggestion should have facts for basis.
Time needed for each: 20 min

Closure: Have the students share their bill suggestions with the class, additionally have class members discuss if their bill suggestions are plausible. Time needed: 15 minutes.

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

http://womenslegalhistory.stanford.edu/profiles/RangelIrma.html
Stanford Law School-Robert Crown Law Library Women’s Legal History Biography Project includes two sets of biographies, timelines, historical context papers, and legal issue papers.

http://www.malc.org/pdfs/PressRelease031803.pdf
Mexican American Legislative Caucus-Texas House of Representatives press release following the passing of Irma Rangel. Includes Irma Rangel’s achievements and various quote from representatives expressing their personal admiration.

http://archives.tamuk.edu/...
TAMUK archive description including a detailed biography and a description of all documents in the collection.

How will this lesson be made relevant to the lives of the students? The students will be able to propose a bill that would help them and other students. The students will then be able to discover what education means to them.

Materials required: HB 588

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:

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