Cooper
Monday 10/8
Columbus Day
Tuesday 10/9
Texas History Week Seven: 10/9/12 – 10/12/12
NO SCHOOL
Objective: We will be able to trace the development of events that led to the Texas
Revolution, including the Law of April 6, 1830, The Turtle Bayou Resolutions, and the arrest
of Stephen F. Austin.
Product/Task: I will introduce myself to vocabulary terms necessary to achieve the
objective, stated above.
Activity:
 Go over test results
 Chapter Nine Vocabulary
Assessment: Successful completion of vocabulary terms
High Level Questions: What was the purpose of the Law of April 30, 1830?
Homework: None
Wednesday 10/10
Objective: We will be able to trace the development of events that led to the Texas
Revolution, including the Law of April 6, 1830, The Turtle Bayou Resolutions, and the arrest
of Stephen F. Austin.
Product/Task: I will create an outline of the various events that took place during
American colonization, which inevitably led up to Texas’ Revolution.
Activity:
 Chapter Nine PowerPoint
 Chapter Nine Fill in Notes Guide
Assessment: Closer: Compare the different events that led to the Texas Revolution.
High Level Questions: How did the events of the colonization period lead to the
Texas Revolution?
Homework: None
Thursday 10/11
Objective: We will be able to explain the significance surrounding certain events of
the Texas Revolution, including the Battle of the Alamo, the Convention of 1836, Fannin’s
surrender at Goliad, and the Battle of San Jacinto.
Product/Task: I will create a foldable guide to help me remember the different
causes of the Texas Revolution.
Activity:
 Chapter 9 Quiz
 Causes of Revolution foldable
Assessment: Chapter Nine Quiz
High Level Questions: What caused the Battle of Gonzalez? Why is this battle
significant?
Homework: None
Friday 10/12
Objective: We will be able to explain the significance surrounding certain events of
the Texas Revolution, including the Battle of the Alamo, the Convention of 1836, Fannin’s
surrender at Goliad, and the Battle of San Jacinto.
Product/Task: I will create an outline of the various events that transpired during
the Texas Revolution.
Activity:
 Chapter Ten Vocabulary
 Chapter Ten PowerPoint
 Chapter Ten Fill in Notes Guide
Assessment: Completion of notes and vocabulary
High Level Questions: What alternative action could the Mexicans have taken to get
their cannon back from the Anglos?
Key Understandings/
Vocabulary:
Homework: Complete foldable over the weekend, if you have not already.
Chapter Nine: States’ Rights, Nationalist, Provision, Customs Duty, Allegiance, Centralist,
Resolution, Delegate, Faction, Siege, Provisional Government
Chapter Ten: Fortified, Garrison, Bombarded, Reconnaissance, Skirmish, Calvary, Ad
Interim, Annexation
Upcoming Due Dates:
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Chapter Nine Quiz: Thursday, 10/11/12