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Writing Mexican-Americans into Seventh Grade Texas History
(Howell Initiative)
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Irma RangelLesson Plan 5Written by: Maria Vargas TEKS Connection:14(A), 15(A), 22(A), 22(C), 22(D) As a result of this lesson, the student will be able to: understand how a bill becomes a law The lesson content is about: bills and laws, in particular HB 588 and HB 1640 The student will process the content by: Collecting information for and making a game that traces the steps by which a bill becomes a law The student will complete the following product as part of this lesson: a game Assessment of learningI will know how well the student has understood the content, process, or product by: evaluating how the students incorporate the steps of how a bill becomes a law into the game Prerequisite skills that students should have for this lesson to be successful: none ActualLessonIntroduction: Review with the students how a bill becomes a law. For examples, use Irma Rangel’s HB 588 and HB 1640. Explain to the students that the games should be educational and easy to play. Time needed: 20-30 min Learner-centered Strategies/Activities: The students should be divided into groups of four, together the students should work on determining an appropriate game. The games could be board games or any other form the students desire. Once the game is completed groups, can trade games and play. Time needed for each: 1 hour in class and some outside time to make the game, 30 minutes to play the games Closure: Have the students discuss which games were the most effective and why. Time needed: 15 min Resources:
http://www.house.state.tx.us/resources/bill2law.htm
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=75R&Bill=HB588
http://archives.tamuk.edu... http://www.malc.org/pdfs/PressRelease031803.pdf The big R:How will this lesson be made relevant to the lives of the students? The students will learn how their government works and will understand the governmental process whereby a bill becomes a law. Materials required: determined by students 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)
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.
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