1. WARM-UP 9/19/16 Using the textbook define the following words:
Empresario(glossary)
Immigrant (one who) then glossary
Land Grants-a tract of land given to a person by a government
Imperial Colonization Law -206
Old Three Hundred 203

2. Empresario- the Spanish word for a land agent whose job it was to bring new settlers into an area
Immigrant-a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
Land Grant- a grant of public land, especially to an institution, organization, or to particular groups of people.
Imperial Colonization Law- guaranteed to foreigners settling in Texas security for their persons and property.
Old Three Hundred-the first three hundred families that settled in Texas with Stephen F. Austin

3. LEARNING TARGETS/SUCCESS CRITERIA
We will identify the contributions of significant individuals during the Mexican settlement of Texas.
I will research the Empresarios of Texas and how they settled Texas.

4. SETTLEMENT ISSUES OF TEXAS
Mexican government needed a new policy for settling and governing Texas
Mexico feared they could not protect Texas
Few Tejanos wanted to live in the harsh Texas frontier new governments are generally weak
Texas is opened for Anglo settlement
Free land is offered

5. HOW WILL WE REACH OUR LEARNING TARGET
Read to gather information about the Empresarios of Texas
Reflect on what we read
Record our information
Create a poster on the empresario

6. EMPRESARIOS OF TEXAS Read the brief biography of a specific Empresario
Look at the map to see where they settled
Look at any pictures related to the Empresario
Use TSHAONLINE.ORG to find out more information

7. WARM-UP 9/20/16
In your binder write and answer the following question in 3-5 complete sentences.
How did your empresario impact the settlement of Texas?
My empresario, (name), impacted settlements in Texas by ……

8. LEARNING TARGETS/SUCCESS CRITERIA
We will identify the contributions of significant individuals during the Mexican settlement of Texas.
I will create a poster with my group about a specific empresario and present him to the class

9. EMPRESARIO POSTER Poster should include: Brief biography of his life
Where the settlement was in Texas
What his life was like in Texas
Problems with Mexican government
What was his settlement like in Texas

10. EMPRESARIO PRESENTATIONS
Rules for presenting
Speak clearly while presenting
Listen to the presenters
Fill out and complete the chart on the empresarios

11. EXIT TICKET