7th Grade Social Studies Unit 12

Big Idea:

Understand the industrial changes and movements in Texas from the 19th, 20th, and 21st century.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

7.7(E) [Readiness] analyze the political, economic, and social impact of major events, including World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II, on the history of Texas; and

7.7(F) [Supporting] analyze the political, economic, and social impact of major events in the latter half of the 20th and early 21st centuries such as major conflicts, the emergence of a two-party system, political and economic controversies, immigration, and migration

Focus TEKS

7.1(A) [Readiness] identify the major eras in Texas history, describe their defining characteristics, and explain why historians divide the past into eras, including Natural Texas and its People; Age of Contact; Spanish Colonial; Mexican National; Revolution and Republic; Early Statehood; Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction; Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads; Age of Oil; Texas in the Great Depression and World War II; Civil Rights and Conservatism; and Contemporary Texas

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;

7.7(C) [Supporting] describe and compare the impact of the Progressive and other reform movements in Texas in the 19th and 20th centuries such as the Populists, women's suffrage, agrarian groups, labor unions, and the evangelical movement of the late 20th century;

7.7(D) [Supporting] describe and compare the civil rights and equal rights movements of various groups in Texas in the 20th century and identify key leaders in these movements, including James L. Farmer Jr., Hector P. Garcia, Oveta Culp Hobby, Lyndon B. Johnson, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Jane McCallum, and Lulu Belle Madison White;

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.

7.18(B) [Supporting] identify the contributions of Texas leaders, including Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross, John Nance Garner ("Cactus Jack"), James A. Baker III, Henry B. González, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barbara Jordan, Raymond L. Telles, Sam Rayburn, and Raul A. Gonzalez Jr.

7.19(D) [Supporting] identify contributions to the arts by Texans such as Roy Bedichek, Diane Gonzales Bertrand, J. Frank Dobie, Scott Joplin, Elisabet Ney, Amado Peña Jr., Walter Prescott Webb, and Horton Foote.

7.20(B) [Supporting] identify Texas leaders in science and technology such as Walter Cunningham, Michael DeBakey, Denton Cooley, Benjy Brooks, Michael Dell, and Howard Hughes Sr.

7.20(D) [Readiness] evaluate the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the use of resources such as fossil fuels, water, and land

Ongoing TEKS

7.1(B) [Supporting] apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods;

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

7.21(A) [Process] differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as computer software, databases, media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas;

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;

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

7.22(B) [Process] use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, punctuation, and proper citation of sources;

7.22(C) [Process] transfer information from one medium to another, including written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using computer software as appropriate; and

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

Student Learning Targets:

• I will assess contributions from Texas leaders or figures.
• I will draw conclusions on social changes and discoveries that have impacted Texas.
• I will create a timeline of significant events.
• I will describe cultural changes through various decades in Texas.

Essential Questions:

• What key figures and events influenced changes in Texas from the 19th century to present time?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas History - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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