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Here are the teacher pack items for Life in the Texas Settlements:
Overview In this experience, students first brainstorm names of Austin downtown streets; all north-south running streets are named for rivers. Then students summarize details about different areas of life within the Texas settlements. Next they find a photo of a dog-trot house and infer how its structure helped residents adapt to the Texas climate. Finally they write a journal entry describing their life in the Austin Colony. Note that there are three interrelated experiences that deal with settlement of Texas in the period of 1821–1830: There are two general resources provided in the Student Pack in all three experiences: a timeline of events in Texas history from 1826–1842 and a video (30 minutes). You can refer students to these resources at any point during these experiences. If you have access to leveled readers about life in a Texas colony during the Mexican colonial period, assign them to the students in parallel to this experience. Estimated duration: 45-55 minutes Vocabulary words: Objectives
You have learned about the Mexican government’s policies concerning Anglo immigration to Texas and how Stephen F. Austin established his colony. In this experience, you will learn about life within the colonies.
Objectives
Map of Austin, Texas, 1873
The Texas state capital, Austin, was named after Stephen F. Austin. The streets that border the two sides of the capitol building grounds are Colorado Street and San Jacinto Blvd., both named for major Texas rivers.
What do you think are names of other streets in downtown Austin?
The major north-south streets are named for major Texas rivers: Red River, Trinity, San Jacinto, Brazos, Colorado, Lavaca, Guadalupe, San Antonio, Nueces, Rio Grande, Neches, and Sabine.
