WEDNESDAY Display the painting Display the list of significant Distribute at least 6 Surrender of Santa individuals in Texas history. unlined index cards to Anna, by William H. Texians: each student. Huddle. 1.William B. Travis 2.James Bowie Display the Teacher Facilitate a class 3.David Crockett Resource: Hero discussion of the 4.George Childress Trading Card painting. Use it to 5.Sidney Sherman Template. review the events of 6.Sam Houston the Texas Revolution 7.Lorenzo de Zavala Students follow the and to introduce template to create a some of the Tejanos: Hero Trading Card for significant 8.Juan Antonio Padilla each person they are individuals. Use 9.Carlos Espalier investigating (the 6 questions such as 10.Juan N. Seguín numbers they chose, those below: 11.Plácido Benavides above). What event 12.José Francisco Ruiz • does this painting Mexicans Distribute the depict? 13.Antonio López de Santa Handout: Hero Where on Anna Checklist. • the timeline of the 14.Vicente Filisola Texas Revolution did non-combatants In groups of four, this event take 15.Susanna Dickinson students compare the place? 16.Enrique Esparza information on their What made cards (Allow 5 • these men heroes? Have each student choose minutes). They keep How does six individuals from the list. track of heroes they • this painting portray have learned about by these men as Distribute the Handout: checking them on the heroes? Heroes Notes for students Handout: Hero Were there to use when they gather Checklist and add • women heroes of the information about the information to their Texas Revolution? people significant to the Handout: Heroes What do you think Texas Revolution. Notes. they did for the Texas Revolution? With students in groups of Students move to Why are there few 3 or 4, distribute at least another group, to pictures of them? one set of the Handout: learn more about Biography Cards to each other people, and group. again compare cards
WEDNESDAY Display the painting Surrender of Santa Anna, by William H. Huddle. Facilitate a class discussion of the painting. Use it to review the events of the Texas Revolution and to introduce some of the significant individuals. Use questions such as those below: • What event does this painting depict? • Where on the timeline of the Texas Revolution did this event take place? • What made these men heroes? • How does this painting portray these men as heroes? • Were there women heroes of the Texas Revolution? What do you think they did for the Texas Revolution? Why are there few pictures of them? Display the list of significant individuals in Texas history. Texians: 1.William B. Travis 2.James Bowie 3.David Crockett 4.George Childress 5.Sidney Sherman 6.Sam Houston 7.Lorenzo de Zavala Tejanos: 8.Juan Antonio Padilla 9.Carlos Espalier 10.Juan N. Seguín 11.Plácido Benavides 12.José Francisco Ruiz Mexicans 13.Antonio López de Santa Anna 14.Vicente Filisola non-combatants 15.Susanna Dickinson 16.Enrique Esparza Have each student choose six individuals from the list. Distribute the Handout: Heroes Notes for students to use when they gather information about the people significant to the Texas Revolution. With students in groups of 3 or 4, distribute at least one set of the Handout: Biography Cards to each group. Distribute at least 6 unlined index cards to each student. Display the Teacher Resource: Hero Trading Card Template. Students follow the template to create a Hero Trading Card for each person they are investigating (the 6 numbers they chose, above). Distribute the Handout: Hero Checklist. In groups of four, students compare the information on their cards (Allow 5 minutes). They keep track of heroes they have learned about by checking them on the Handout: Hero Checklist and add information to their Handout: Heroes Notes. Students move to another group, to learn more about other people, and again compare cards
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