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LO: Students will identify the difficulties of westward expansion and immigration into the US and TX by watching "America the Story of Us: Westward".
WU: Pick-up handout and clear desk
HW: Study for quiz tomorrow
Today we are doing a class by class basis. I will be reviewing the Mexican War and answering any questions that students have on that subject. I will also be working with the class on their quiz and working through difficult problems.
There is no homework for today.
Ask your student to what Manifest Destiny is? Have them explain the concept to you and use a map as a visual.
LO: Students will indentify key events and individuals during the Republic by doing a fact finding frenzy.
WU: Get grid from yesterday and begin working.
HW: To Annex or Not.
LO: You will identify the events and issues during Anson Jones' presidency by participating in a class discussion.
WU: Find quiz and begin to analyze quiz.
HW: Resolution Annexing Texas
I assigned a paper to the PAP classes - the paper is due January 18th. All work is done outside of class. Below is the assignment sheet and rubric.
Republic of Texas PAP Paper
Objective: Write a paper that is about one of the figures during the Republic of Texas listed below.
People during Republic of Texas:
- Sam Houston
- Mirabeau B. Lamar
- Lorenzo de Zavala
- Anson Jones
- Mary Maverick
- Jack Coffee Hayes
Information:
- Paper will be typed with 12 point Arial font, 1” margins all around, typed, NO NAME OR TITLE ON PAPER.
- If paper is handwritten, it must be 2 pages, front only, black or blue pen (NO pencil), and skip lines.
- A cover sheet must accompany the paper – can be hand decorated or with computer generated images. This is where you will put your name and title of your paper.
- No plagiarism – this is the act of copying directly from a source, and will result in a “0”. You are to put everything in your own words.
- Please list sources on a separate sheet of paper, title of website as well as the URL. The paper needs a minimum of two sources; your spiral can be used but does not count in the final list of number of sources.
- This project will count as 3 grades.
What am I looking for?
- Content: is the information presented accurate and relative to Texas History? Is the information correct? Does the information have to deal with the period of TX History relating to the Republic of Texas?
- Presentation: Is the paper 1 page? Are the margins 1”? Is the font 12 pt. Arial? Is there a title or name on the actual paper? Are there “no-no” words? (If handwritten: is the paper double spaced? Is the paper written in print and black or blue pen? Is the paper 2 pages in length? Is the paper written only on the front of the page?)
- Sources: Are the sources listed? Are the URL’s working? Are the websites/books/etc. from a reputable source? ABSOLUTELY NO WIKIPEDIA, WIKI-LINKS, WIKI-ANSWER, WIKI ANYTHING!!!!!
Rubric:
Potential Earned
Content 50 _________
Presentation 30 _________
Sources 20 _________
Total 100 _________
DUE DATE: ___________________________________
Sample of what the paper should include, each box is an example of a page of the paper…..minimum 3 pages (if typed), 5 pages (if handwritten) will be turned in PLUS the original assignment sheet.
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Title of Paper Ram Smith January 18, 2013 Pd. 1, Texas History Mrs. Harman
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The actual paper. Make sure there are not any “no-no” words in the paper. The paper will be from the start of the paper to the end of the paper. There is no name, date, etc. on this part of the paper. The actual paper. Make sure there are not any “no-no” words in the paper. The paper will be from the start of the paper to the end of the paper. There is no name, date, etc. on this part of the paper. The actual paper. Make sure there are not any “no-no” words in the paper. The paper will be from the start of the paper to the end of the paper. There is no name, date, etc. on this part of the paper.
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Sources: Portal to Texas History: http://texashistory.unt.edu/
Handbook of Texas Online: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/
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