1. Texas History Agenda January 10, 2017
Objective:
7.5(A)  SWBAT explain reasons for the involvement of Texas in the Civil War such as states' rights, slavery, sectionalism, and tariffs.
7.5(B)  SWBAT analyze the political effects of the Civil War in Texas.
Warm-Up
Explain how sectionalism influenced Texas joining the war?

2. Texas History Agenda January 11, 2017
Warm-Up
Explain how the issue of slavery influenced Texas joining the war.
Objective:
7.5(A)  SWBAT explain reasons for the involvement of Texas in the Civil War such as states' rights, slavery, sectionalism, and tariffs.
7.5(B)  SWBAT analyze the political effects of the Civil War in Texas.
Activity:
Student will continue working on their Civil War handout. They will watch a PowerPoint presentation and complete Important People of the Civil War.

3. Texas History Agenda January 12, 2017
Warm-Up
Explain how the issue of tariffs influence Texas joining the war.
Objective:
7.5(A)  SWBAT explain reasons for the involvement of Texas in the Civil War such as states' rights, slavery, sectionalism, and tariffs.
7.5(B)  SWBAT analyze the political effects of the Civil War in Texas.
Activity:
Student will continue working on their Civil War Networks handout. They will watch a PowerPoint presentation and complete Important People of the Civil War.

4. Texas History Agenda January 13, 2017
Warm-Up
Explain how the issue of states’ rights influenced Texas joining the war.
Objective:
7.5(A)  SWBAT explain reasons for the involvement of Texas in the Civil War such as states' rights, slavery, sectionalism, and tariffs.
7.5(B)  SWBAT analyze the political effects of the Civil War in Texas.
Activity:
Student will continue working on their Civil War Networks handout.

5. Texas History Agenda January 17, 2017
Warm-Up
Why is Martin Luther King Jr. a significant person in American history?
Objective:
7.5(A)  SWBAT explain reasons for the involvement of Texas in the Civil War such as states' rights, slavery, sectionalism, and tariffs.
7.5(B)  SWBAT analyze the political effects of the Civil War in Texas.
Activity:
Student will continue working on their Civil War Networks handout.

6. Texas History Agenda January 19, 2017
Warm-Up
What was the purpose of the Freedman’s Bureau and how did the South feel about their efforts?
Activity:
Student will be watching a video on Reconstruction after the Civil War and taking notes.
Objective:
7.5(A)  SWBAT explain reasons for the involvement of Texas in the Civil War such as states' rights, slavery, sectionalism, and tariffs.
7.5(B)  SWBAT analyze the political effects of the Civil War in Texas.
Homework: Read Chapter 17 and complete self-check quizzes.

7. Texas History Agenda January 23, 2017
Warm-Up
What was the purpose of the formation of secret societies after the Civil War and what effect did they have on society? Specific and detailed answer.
Activity:
Newspaper project
Objective:
7.5(A)  SWBAT explain reasons for the involvement of Texas in the Civil War such as states' rights, slavery, sectionalism, and tariffs.
7.5(B)  SWBAT analyze the political effects of the Civil War in Texas.
Homework: Read Chapter 17 and complete self-check quizzes.

8. Texas History Agenda January 25, 2017
Activity:
Student should have all 5 of their newspaper articles researched in rough draft, to complete the newspaper layout on Thursday and ready to turn in on Friday. 5 newspaper articles, 2 pictures from the era (no weapons), 1 advertisement, approximately 500 student generated words (No plagiarism)
Warm-Up
Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?
Objective:
7.5(A)  SWBAT explain reasons for the involvement of Texas in the Civil War such as states' rights, slavery, sectionalism, and tariffs.
7.5(B)  SWBAT analyze the political effects of the Civil War in Texas.
Homework: Read Chapter 17 and complete self-check quizzes.

9. Texas History Agenda January 31, 2017
Activity:
Student will analyze a picture depicting Manifest Destiny.
Warm-Up
Name 3 innovations during the Cotton, Cattle and Railroad era that changed America. How did they create the change?
Objective:
7.6(A) SWBAT identify significant individuals, events, and issues from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century, including factors leading to the expansion of the Texas frontier, the buffalo soldiers and Quanah Parker.
Homework: Read Chapter 18 and complete self-check quizzes.

10. Texas History Agenda February 1, 2017
Activity:
Student will be reading about the Native American reaction to Manifest Destiny.
Warm-Up
What issue has been a problem for settlers of the West since the time the Spanish first arrived in Texas?
Objective:
7.6(A) SWBAT identify significant individuals, events, and issues from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century, including factors leading to the expansion of the Texas frontier, the buffalo soldiers and Quanah Parker.
Homework: Read Chapter 18 and complete self-check quizzes.

11. Texas History Agenda February 6, 2017
Warm-Up
How did African American soldiers become known as Buffalo Soldiers?
Activity:
Student will be reading about the Native American reaction to Manifest Destiny.
Objective:
7.6(A) SWBAT identify significant individuals, events, and issues from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century, including factors leading to the expansion of the Texas frontier, the buffalo soldiers and Quanah Parker.
Homework: Read Chapter 18 and complete self-check quizzes.

12. Texas History Agenda February 7, 2017
Student will be reading about the United States Army returns. Student will read the handout and create 5 original questions from the text that can be used in a test.
Activity:
Warm-Up
NONE
7.6(A) SWBAT identify significant individuals, events, and issues from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century, including factors leading to the expansion of the Texas frontier, the buffalo soldiers and Quanah Parker.
Objective:
Homework: Read Chapter 18 and complete self-check quizzes.

13. Texas History Agenda February 8, 2017
Warm-Up
Explain why the Medicine Lodge Creek treaty failed
Student will be reading about the United States Army returns. Student will read the handout and create 5 original questions from the text that can be used in a test.
Activity:
7.6(A) SWBAT identify significant individuals, events, and issues from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century, including factors leading to the expansion of the Texas frontier, the buffalo soldiers and Quanah Parker.
Objective:
Homework: Read Chapter 18 and complete self-check quizzes.

14. Texas History Agenda February 10, 2017
Objective:
7.6(A) SWBAT identify significant individuals, events, and issues from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century, including factors leading to the expansion of the Texas frontier, the buffalo soldiers and Quanah Parker.
Warm-Up
NONE
Activity:
Students will take a test on chapter 18, Conflict on the Frontier.
Homework: NONE

15. Texas History Agenda February 13, 2017
7.6(A) SWBAT identify significant individuals, events, and issues from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century, including factors leading to the expansion of the Texas frontier, the buffalo soldiers and Quanah Parker.
Objective:
Warm-Up
How did the destruction of the buffalo herds effect the lives of the Native Americans?
Activity:
Write how you would feel about all the events surrounding the massacre of the buffalo.
Homework: NONE

16. Texas History Agenda February 21, 2017
Warm-Up
Explain why a new labor system for agriculture was needed in Texas after the Civil War.
(13) Economics. The student understands the interdependence of the Texas economy with the United States and the world. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze the impact of national and international markets and events on the production of goods and services in Texas such as agriculture, oil and gas, and computer technology
Objective:
Activity:
Document analysis.
Homework: Read Chapter 19

17. Texas History Agenda February 27, 2017
(13) Economics. The student understands the interdependence of the Texas economy with the United States and the world. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze the impact of national and international markets and events on the production of goods and services in Texas such as agriculture, oil and gas, and computer technology
Objective:
Activity:
Student will complete the Chapter 20 Networks packet..
Warm-Up
How did the invention of the refrigerated train car influence the cattle industry?
Homework: Read Chapter 20

18. Texas History Agenda March 1, 2017
Warm-Up
What did women have to confront, regarding the issues of women’s suffrage?
Activity:
Student will complete the Chapter 20 Networks packet..
Objective:
(13) Economics. The student understands the interdependence of the Texas economy with the United States and the world. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze the impact of national and international markets and events on the production of goods and services in Texas such as agriculture, oil and gas, and computer technology
Homework:
Read Chapter 20

19. Texas History Agenda March 2, 2017
Homework:
Work on the History Game
Warm-Up
NONE?
Student are to create a board game for history. It is to be designed and produced by them The game is to cover a particular era in history from the period of the Civil War through the 1920s.
Activity:
Objective:
(13) Economics. The student understands the interdependence of the Texas economy with the United States and the world. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze the impact of national and international markets and events on the production of goods and services in Texas such as agriculture, oil and gas, and computer technology

20. Texas History Agenda March 3, 2017
What part of history do you find interesting enough to create a game and why?
Warm-Up
Student are to create a board game for history. It is to be designed and produced by them The game is to cover an era in history from the period of the Civil War through the 1920s. Game boards are to be 100% original design.
Activity:
Homework:
Work on the History Game:
Complete the game rules with the 5 questions on worksheet #1.
Place in Google Doc and share with teacher for a grade.
Objective:
(13) Economics. The student understands the interdependence of the Texas economy with the United States and the world. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze the impact of national and international markets and events on the production of goods and services in Texas such as agriculture, oil and gas, and computer technology