7th Grade Social Studies Unit 6

Big Idea:

Identify key figures and events that led to Texas gaining their independence in the Revolution.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

7.3(C) [Readiness] explain the issues surrounding significant events of the Texas Revolution, including the Battle of Gonzales, William B. Travis's letter "To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World," the siege of the Alamo and all the heroic defenders who gave their lives there, the Constitutional Convention of 1836, Fannin's surrender at Goliad, and the Battle of San Jacinto;

Focus TEKS

7.3(B) [Supporting] explain the roles played by significant individuals during the Texas Revolution, including George Childress, Lorenzo de Zavala, James Fannin, Sam Houston, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Juan N. Seguín, and William B. Travis;

Ongoing TEKS

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

7.21(E) [Process] support a point of view on a social studies issue or event

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;

Learning Targets:

• I will examine significant figures that impacted the TX Revolution.
• I will analyze key battles, documents, and events.
• I will locate sites of importance during the revolution.
• I will write about which battle was the most significant in the Texas Revolution.

Essential Questions:

• How did key events and figures lead to Texas gaining their independence?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas History - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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