Unit 6 Texas Independence
This unit bundles student expectations that relate to the issues and events surrounding the fight in Texas for independence from Mexico. As tensions grew in Texas, Mexican officials attempted to impose more control over the settlers. Eventually political changes in Mexico forced settlers in Texas to pursue independence. While the movement towards independence had been growing for years, it took less than a year for Texans to gain independence. During that time, Texans met to form a new government as well as battled Mexico���s army at Gonzales, the Alamo, Goliad, and San Jacinto. The victory at San Jacinto signified the end of Mexican rule in Texas. Prior to this unit, students studied about Mexico gaining independence from Spain and the policies of Mexico to implement a land grant system in Texas. In grade 4, students studied the same events surrounding the Texas Revolution, while in grade 5 they studied the events of the American Revolution. Students should see the parallels between the American Revolution and the Texas Revolution. During this unit, students study about the attempts by Mexican officials to control the settlers in Texas, the changes in the Mexican government that effected Texans, and the events of the Texas Revolution.
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Unit 7 Early Statehood- Texas
This unit bundles student expectations that address the issues and events surrounding the Republic of Texas and the process of Texas becoming a state in the United States. After Texans gained independence from Mexico, Texas became a nation that faced many challenges. The new republic was modeled after the U.S. republic and some Texans wanted Texas to join the United States. Early leaders of the Texas republic worked to provide security for Texans, establish government services, and address financial issues. Eventually Texans decided that many of the financial problems faced by the republic could be solved by joining the United States. The annexation of Texas triggered a boundary dispute with Mexico and war broke out between Mexico and the United States. The treaties that ended the war established the borders of Texas. The vast amounts of cheap land available in Texas during the mid1800s fueled European immigration to Texas. This immigration gave shape to the unique culture of Texas. Prior to this unit, students learned about the events and issues of the Texas Revolution. During this unit, students study about the issues faced by the leaders of the Republic of Texas, the events that led to annexation of Texas by the United States, the causes and consequences of the war between Mexico and the United States, and issues related to the influx of European immigrants to Texas in the mid1800s.
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Unit 1 Physical Texas & Native Americans
This unit bundles student expectations that address the geography of Texas and history of the American Indian groups living in Texas before European colonization. Before the arrival of Europeans to Texas the land was home to a variety of American Indian groups. These groups interacted with the environment in Texas in a various ways. Some groups formed settled farming communities where physical geography supported farming and some were nomadic groups that sustained by following herds of bison. In Grade 4, students learned about American Indian groups living in Texas. In each grade, beginning with Kindergarten, students have been building conceptual understanding of physical characteristics of place and the effect geography has on people as they adapt to and modify their environment to help meet their needs. During this unit, students study about the physical geographic regions of Texas and compare the major physical geographic characteristics of those regions. Students also study about the American Indian groups that lived in Texas and about how those groups were influenced by the physical geography of Texas.
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Mike CassadyEducation
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New Texas Math Curriculum
This is a collaborative collection of work from area school districts in Central Texas. The documents provided are an analysis of the transition process for implementing the new Texas math standards that were adopted in 2012.
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8th Grade Unit 6: Poetry
A unit covering figurative language, multiple types of poetry, tone, theme, many videos of authors reciting their poetry, and application
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