TexasHistory

Texas History:

=Texas History - http://republicoftexas.wikispaces.com/=

Focus on Republic of Texas Students will be able to identify the challenges, people and events of the Texas Repulic Era that led to statehood.

Designing the Lesson:

 * 1) **Look at your TEKS and the ARRC**
 * 2) **Identify an upcoming unit** - Republic Era
 * 3) **Highlight Student expectations** - How can the students demonstrate these to you?
 * 4) **Create the Rubric for evaluating the student learning**
 * 5) **Design the Project:**

To be annexed or not to be annexed - That is the question? How would you run the county form this point on. Research what it is like at that time including: Work in pairs to accomplish the task. Students will work in pairs to research the state of the Republic in 1830s - 1840s - Texas. They will then persuade the people of Texas to either stay a Republic or to join the United States. You will be assigned a side to represent.

Newspaper - Publisher Radio Show - Podcast - debate Campaign Commercial Webpage - wiki Student's Choice - must get approval from teacher