Independence and help students recall what they have learned about the Declaration of Independence. Compare the principles of government in the U.S. Declaration of Independence with those in the Texas Declaration of Independence. Display a simplified comparison by using a Venn diagram sketched on the board. Students read the similarities and write a statement based on their deductions. FRIDAY Facilitate a discussion Create an illustrated booklet where students use what about several heroes of the they have learned about Texas Revolution the Texas Revolution and describing who they were significant individuals to and their contribution(s) to answer the guiding the revolution. Pick a questions. historical figure and create The actions of • individuals affect the a poster that includes the course of history. following: What were the — contributions of individuals during the Texas Revolution? A Title • How did their — actions affect the course A picture of the • of history? historical figure Which historical — figures modeled active A physical • participation during the description of the figure
Independence and help students recall what they have learned about the Declaration of Independence. Compare the principles of government in the U.S. Declaration of Independence with those in the Texas Declaration of Independence. Display a simplified comparison by using a Venn diagram sketched on the board. Students read the similarities and write a statement based on their deductions. FRIDAY Facilitate a discussion where students use what they have learned about the Texas Revolution and significant individuals to answer the guiding questions. • The actions of individuals affect the course of history. — What were the contributions of individuals during the Texas Revolution? — How did their actions affect the course of history? — Which historical figures modeled active participation during the Create an illustrated booklet about several heroes of the Texas Revolution describing who they were and their contribution(s) to the revolution. Pick a historical figure and create a poster that includes the following: • A Title • A picture of the historical figure • A physical description of the figure
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