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Writing Mexican-Americans into Seventh Grade Texas History
(Howell Initiative)
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Martin de LeonLesson Plan 2Written by: Jacquie Welsh TEKS Connection: As a result of this lesson, the student will be able to: Have a better understanding of a person within a community modeling that of Martin de Leon’s. The lesson content is about: Ethnic studies and the effort put forth to be a community member during colonization. The student will process the content by: Writing short daily entries in a journal about the person they are portraying within a colony in Texas. The student will complete the following product as part of this lesson: At the end of the unit on colonization, student will have a small journal filled with a combination of personal reflection "as if they were" the individual, as well as a brief entry about someone who actually lived in an early Texas colony. Student must compare and contrast the two experiences in their final writing exercise. Assessment of learningI will know how well the student has understood the content,
process, or product by: Prerequisite skills that students should have for this lesson to be successful: A brief introduction of colonial life in Texas with a general explanation of the Empresarios and different kinds of communities and people within the colonies that were founded. ActualLessonIntroduction: A brief introduction of colonial life in
Texas with a general explanation of the empresarios and different kinds of
communities and people within the colonies that were founded. Learner-centered Strategies/Activities: Students are
provided with a journal for them to use daily to record their thoughts on
being a "member of a colonial community." The last day of the colonization
unit, provide students with a brief name and biography of actual people who
had lived in the colonies, and have them compare their journal accounts to
the information provided about the lives of the actual colonists. Closure: When ready to move on with the lesson for the
day, students are simply asked to put away their journals. If time at the
end of that day, have student’s share their entry for the day. When the unit
is complete, have students share their comparison written exercises. The big R:How will this lesson be made relevant to the lives of the students? They will learn about the communities that were created at the time of colonization, and will have to learn about the responsibilities and actions each member of the colonies had, and their impact on the growth of communities students are used to hearing about. Materials required: Journal, information and pictures about colonists, can be taken from classroom text. Classroom setup: Any set up that the teacher is comfortable with. 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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