7th Grade Social Studies Unit 3

Big Idea:

Explain the impact European explorers had on the colonization of Texas.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

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

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

7.1(C) [Supporting] explain the significance of the following dates: 1519, mapping of the Texas coast and first mainland Spanish settlement; 1718, founding of San Antonio; 1821, independence from Spain; 1836, Texas independence; 1845, annexation; 1861, Civil War begins; 1876, adoption of current state constitution; and 1901, discovery of oil at Spindletop

7.2(B) [Supporting] identify important individuals, events, and issues related to European exploration of Texas such as Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and his writings, the search for gold, and the conflicting territorial claims between France and Spain

Ongoing TEKS

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

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

7.23(A) [Process] use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

7.23(B) [Process] use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision

Student Learning Targets:

• I will identify European explorers that impacted Texas.
• I will compare the contributions of the explorers.
• I will write about the significance of the European explorations in Texas.

Essential Questions:

• How did European explorations impact the settlement of Texas?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas History - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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