The Texas Revolution Next

The Web Quest Introduction (what this lesson is about) Task (this is your job) pick one Resources (websites for you to use) Evaluation (rubric to check for perfection) Conclusion (congratulations, you are done) Introduction to Lesson

Introduction Did you know that Texas used to be a part of Mexico? Did you know that Texas had to fight for its independence? Did you know that Texans wrote their own Declaration of Independence many years ago? Did you also know that Texans wrote their own Constitution many years ago? Now that you have been informed, are you wondering how Texas won its independence from Mexico? Why were Texans willing to risk their lives for independence from Mexico? You and your Texan teammate will work together, in this Quest, to determine the answers to these questions. Task

Task Project Create a timeline, with dates and pictures, that shows Texas’ fight for Independence. The timeline must begin with the first battle of the Texas Revolution and end with the last battle of the Texas Revolution. Your timeline must include important battles and important people of the Texas Revolution. Create a newspaper to show the Heroes of the Texas Revolution. Create a newspaper article that details Texas’ and Texans’ fight for independence from Mexico. Create a Map showing the locations of each major battle during the Texas Revolution. Each location must have the date and name of the battle. You must also include a small biography of famous Texans involved in each battle as well as details of the battle. Resources

Resources Phases of the Texas Revolution Timeline of the Texas Revolution Information on The Alamo Texas Revolution Information Task More Resources

Resources The Life of Sam Houston The Life of Stephen F. Austin The Life of Juan Seguin Printable Texas Map Task Back to Resources Evaluation

Evaluation You will need to use the Rubric, provided by your teacher, to assess the progress of your project. If you use the Rubric correctly, you should make a perfect score on your project. Task Back to Resources People of the Texas Revolution

William Travis David Crockett Santa Anna Sam Houston Next

Stephen F Austin James Bowie George Childress Juan Seguin Susanna Dickinson Next

James Bonham James Fannin Lorenzo de Zavala Back to Beginning