Alief ISD
Social Studies Lesson Plans
Grade 4 Unit 7
Texas Leaders
Date: _______________
Desired Results: (Unit
Understanding)
Individual citizens were important to the
founding of Texas as a republic and a
state, including Sam Houston, Mirabeau
Lamar and Anson Jones. The decisions of
early Texas leaders influenced the present
and future of Texas.
Time Allotted: 5 days
Unit Question:
How can individual people
affect communities and
influence change?
Assessment:
Brochure
Objective/TEKS:
I can identify leaders who were important
to the founding of Texas as a republic and
a state, including Sam Houston, Mirabeau
Lamar, and Anson Jones. 4.3E
I can tell about the leadership qualities of
leaders in Texas today and in the past.
4.19B
Anticipatory Set: (Universal Generalization) (Hook) Individual people often
affect how communities develop and change.
On chart paper have the following questions ready:
Can you name someone you consider a leader?
What makes him/her a leader?
What do leaders do?
What qualities do good leaders have?
In small groups students will discuss these questions and chart the answers for a class
discussion. As you have the class discussion, lead them to the unit question through
facilitation. How can individual people affect communities and influence change?
Instructional Input: (Line) Modeled/Guided Practice
Place students into small groups and assign each group one leader to research. Students
will collect information on their leader to fill out the Texas Leader graphic organizer
(attached).
Leaders: Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and Anson Jones.
Independent Practice: (Sinker)
Each group will produce a brochure for their leader. They will present the information
about their leader to the other groups. The groups not presenting will use a note taking
organizer to record information and to learn about the other leaders. (i.e. Houston group
will present to Lamar and Jones while Lamar and Jones take notes to learn about
Houston.)
Topics:
Leadership
Influence
change
Vocabulary:
Sam Houston
Mirabeau Lamar
Anson Jones
Materials/Resources:
Reading on each;
United streaming –
refer to pacing guide.
Texas Leader note
taking organizer. Nonfiction books about the
leaders.
How will you check
for understanding?
Active monitoring of
groups.
Modifications/Extensions:
Closure:
Do you think you could be a good leader? Why/Why not?
Can you think of other individuals that have affected communities and influenced change?
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Alief ISD
Name: _________________________________________
Date: _____________
Texas Leaders Quiz
Section 1: Circle the letter which corresponds to the best answer
1.) This person was the first president of the Republic of Texas.
a. Stephen Austin
b. Henry Smith
c. Anson Jones
d. Sam Houston
2.) This person was the last president of the Republic of Texas.
a. Mirabeau Lamar
b. Anson Jones
c. Sam Houston
d. Jose Navarro
3.) This person has rose from being a private to Commander in Chief of the Texas Army in
one hundred days. He was also the second president of the Republic of Texas.
a. Mirabeau Lamar
b. Sam Houston
c. Abraham Lincoln
d. Anson Jones
4.) Which leader was against Texas annexation? ___________________________
5.) When, “the Republic of Texas was no more”, who lowered the flag?
______________________________________________________________
6.) Did these leaders make an impact? Why do you think that?
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