Cooper
Monday 11/5
Texas History Week Ten: 11/5/12 – 11/9/12
Objective: We will know which presidential candidates we most closely side with.
We will learn how the Electoral College decides the presidency.
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Product/Task:
I will learn about how the electoral college works in the United States
I will engage in a debate regarding whether or not this process should be changed
Activity:
 Electoral college video and discussion
 Electoral college debate
Assessment: Ability to express informed viewpoints during debate
High Level Questions: Should the United States get rid of the electoral college? Why
or why not?
Homework: None
Tuesday 11/6
Objective: We will know which presidential candidates we most closely side with.
We will learn how the Electoral College decides the presidency.
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Product/Task:
I will cast my vote for the 2012 U.S. President and participate in the electoral
process.
Activity:
 Mock Election
 Historical campaign slogans
Assessment: Participation in election activities
High Level Questions: Why do you think it’s important to participate in the
democratic process? How does this relate back to popular sovereignty?
Homework: None
Wednesday 11/7
Objective: We will explain how the establishment of the Republic of Texas brought
civil, political, and religious freedom to Texas. We will identify individuals, events, and
issues during the administrations of the Republic of Texas Presidents: Houston, Lamar, and
Jones.
Product/Task: I will continue creating my PowerPoint flashcards for next week’s
district summative.
Activity:
 PowerPoint review flashcards
Assessment: Completed the first third of the flashcards – questions and answers
included.
High Level Questions: What characteristics separate the Mexican National era, the
Revolution era, the Republic era, and the Early Statehood era?
Homework: Study for at least thirty minutes tonight.
Thursday 11/8
Objective: We will explain how the establishment of the Republic of Texas brought
civil, political, and religious freedom to Texas. We will identify individuals, events, and
issues during the administrations of the Republic of Texas Presidents: Houston, Lamar, and
Jones.
Product/Task: I will continue creating my PowerPoint flashcards for next week’s
district summative.
Activity:
 PowerPoint review flashcards
Assessment: Completed the first two thirds of the flashcards – questions and answers
included.
High Level Questions: How were Anglo settlements and Spanish settlements
different? Describe each. Which era are these settlements connected with?
Homework: Study for at least thirty minutes tonight.
Friday 11/9
Objective: We will explain how the establishment of the Republic of Texas brought
civil, political, and religious freedom to Texas. We will identify individuals, events, and
issues during the administrations of the Republic of Texas Presidents: Houston, Lamar, and
Jones.
Product/Task: I will continue creating my PowerPoint flashcards for next week’s
district summative.
Activity:
 PowerPoint review flashcards
Assessment: Completed all 21 of the flashcards – questions and answers included.
High Level Questions: Put the following events in order (include years): Fredonian
Rebellion, Establishment of Nacogdoches, Battle of Velasco, Battle of the Alamo, Battle of
San Jacinto, Battle of Gonzales, Convention of 1836, Treaty of Velasco, Stephen F Austin’s
arrest, Massacre at Goliad, Turtle Bayou Resolutions, Lamar’s presidency, Battle of Plum
Creek, the Black Bean Episode, and Texas’ annexation to the U.S.
Key Understandings/
Vocabulary:
Important Dates:
Homework: Complete PowerPoint flashcards. They are due at the beginning of class on
Monday. Study for next week’s test.
 All vocab from chapters 9-12
 Causes of the Texas Revolution
 Important events, individuals, and issues of the Texas Revolution
 Republic of Texas – Texas’ ten years as an independent nation
 Texas’ annexation to the United States and early statehood
 Tuesday, Nov. 6: NISD Mock Election
 Monday, Nov. 12: Review materials due
 Tuesday, Nov. 13: District Summative
 Thursday, Nov. 15: Visit from German exchange students
 Friday, Nov. 16: Manifest Destiny map project due