7th Grade Social Studies Unit 11

Big Idea:

Explain how the expansion of the railroad, cotton, and oil industry affected the growth of Texas.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

7.7(A) [Readiness] explain the political, economic, and social impact of the oil industry on the industrialization of Texas;

7.12(B) [Readiness] trace the development of major industries that contributed to the urbanization of Texas such as transportation, oil and gas, and manufacturing;

Focus TEKS

7.6(C) [Supporting] identify significant individuals, events, and issues from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century, including the effects of the growth of railroads and the contributions of James Hogg; and

7.7(B) [Supporting] define and trace the impact of "boom-and-bust" cycles of leading Texas industries throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries such as farming, oil and gas production, cotton, ranching, real estate, banking, and computer technology

7.10(A) [Readiness] identify ways in which Texans have adapted to and modified the environment and analyze the positive and negative consequences of the modifications;

7.12(C) [Readiness] explain the changes in the types of jobs and occupations that have resulted from the urbanization of Texas

7.13(A) [Supporting] analyze the impact of national and international markets and events on the production of goods and services in Texas such as agriculture, oil and gas, and computer technology

7.13(B) [Readiness] analyze the impact of economic concepts within the free enterprise system such as supply and demand, profit, government regulation, and world competition on the economy of Texas; and

7.13(C) [Supporting] analyze the impact of significant industries in Texas such as oil and gas, aerospace, medical, and computer technologies on local, national, and international markets

7.20(C) [Readiness] analyze the effects of various scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the development of Texas such as advancements in the agricultural, energy, medical, computer, and aerospace industries;

Ongoing TEKS

7.8(A) [Supporting] create and interpret thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases representing various aspects of Texas during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries;

7.8(B) [Supporting] analyze and interpret geographic distributions and patterns in Texas during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

7.21(B) [Process] analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;

7.21(C) [Process] organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps

7.22(A) [Process] use social studies terminology correctly

7.22(D) [Process] create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information

Student Learning Targets:

• I will identify how the railroad positively and negatively impacted the cities of Texas.
• I will draw conclusions of factors affecting cotton crops.
• I will write about how the growth of the oil industry affected social changes in Texas.
• I will explain how the discovery of oil at Spindletop geographically and socially changed the appearance of Texas.

Essential Questions:

• How did industrial advances affect Texas?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas History - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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