Social+Studies

=__Lesson Objectives: __=  =__Activities: __ = 2. Read a book:  Compare //Esperanza Rising// to //Friends from the Other Sid//e, using a Venn diagram. 3. Map Activity 2:  Compare the regions of Texas and California, using a Venn diagram. 
 * =Students will be using map skills to locate location of story and compare the location of California with Texas. =
 *  **Students will learn about the different cultures of Texas.**
 * 1. Map Activity 1:  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Plot Esperanza's journey.

<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">---Discussion: Where did the people of Texas come from?- **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">4. **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"><span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 132%;"> Read a Book:<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 132%;"> <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Read the teacher created UDL book entitled, "The Many Cultures of Texas." **
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">See if you can find out who were the first Texans? **
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Which group of people do you think your family come from? **


 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">---Discussion: From where is your family's origin from? **


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">5. Conduct Research: Interview family **

====**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">For the Unit Project, you may choose one of the Reading/Language Arts projects, or you may choose one of the items below to present your research findings. **====
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">6. __Research Project:__ Culminating activity **

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 * ====**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Poster -handmade or digitally made **====
 * ====**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Multimedia slideshow -using PowerPoint or Keynote **====
 * ====**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video - Students may choice a partner and interview each other using interview questions. **====

====<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Be sure to look over the *rubric. Be prepared to present to the class. Be prepared to take notes on other presentations. Your project will be uploaded to the Student Project Gallery page. :) ====

=__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Assessment: __= . *Rubric will be created after class brainstorms on what information will be needed for our research. Map skills test and quiz will be created after lessons and discussions. Content will depend on what and how much is covered.
 * Ongoing assessment:** Observation during map skills activities, daily check on research results
 * Summative assessment:** *Culminating activity, map skills test, cultures of Texas quiz (based on discussions, lessons and presentations)