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Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 5th Grade, Jill Swanson

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 1.A, 6.A, 17.D, 22A, 23.C, 24.B, 24.C

Lesson objective(s): 1.To understand the causes and effects of European colonization in the United States A. European cause and effect B. Indigenous People cause and effect. 2.How to read a timeline 3.Mapping Coordinates (Math)

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Engagement: Family Interview: Have students interview the oldest family members possible. Use class discussion to form the list of questions for the interview. (Ensure that location is one of the interview questions) Have a map where students can place a marker to display where their family …

Lesson Plan, Texas History, 7th Grade, Christie García

Summer Institute June 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 7.8 ABC, 7.9 AB, 7.18 ABC, 7.22C, 7,23

Lesson objective(s): 1. TLW research local areas of historical significance 2. Using multiple resources and oral histories of their own family members

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Journal techniques (form + sentence starters) Interviewing skills

Los Del Valle Oral History Project, Manuel F. Medrano

Summer Institute June 2019

The Los del Valle Oral History Project began in 1992 with the objectives of collecting and preserving the historical recollections of people in South Texas researched by scholars and underdocumented in archives and published research. Some interviewees have received national acclaim, such as folklorist and scholar Americo Paredes, conjunto pioneers Narciso Martinez and Eva Ybarra, writer Carmen Tafolla and Medal of Honor recipient Jose M. Lopez. Also included are Benito Trevino, ethnobotanist from Rio Grande City and Mary Helen Berlanga, educational proponent from Corpus Christi. This is one of the first oral history collections about Mexican Americans in Texas to …