Add a Curriculum Bundle to Your Account!
Please select a bundle.
The Pack contains associated resources for the learning experience, typically in the form of articles and videos. There is a teacher Pack (with only teacher information) and a student Pack (which contains only student information). As a teacher, you can toggle between both to see everything.
Here are the teacher pack items for Victory at the Battle of San Jacinto:
Overview In this experience, students brainstorm examples of turning points in their personal lives. Then they watch a video and read about the Battle of San Jacinto. Next they view a map of the Republic of Texas borders and explain why the Battle of San Jacinto was important. Finally they learn about the two commanders—Sam Houston and Santa Anna—and summarize their contributions to the Texas Revolution. If you are teaching Social Studies in the context of ELAR, have students read the fable of the tortoise and the hare. Then ask them to use it as an analogy for explaining Sam Houston’s victory in the Battle of San Jacinto. If you have access to leveled readers about the Battle of San Jacinto, assign them to the students in parallel to this experience. Estimated duration: 35-45 minutes Vocabulary words: Objectives
Once Santa Anna decided to take charge of the Mexican Army to stop the rebellious Texas settlers, the Texans suffered several serious losses. The Alamo fell and all the defenders were killed. A fort at Goliad was captured by the Mexicans and all the Texans surrendered—but the Mexican Army had them killed anyway. The new Texas government and many families were fleeing in the Runaway Scrape. Things did not look good for the Texans in their fight for independence. In this lesson you will learn about the turning point, the Battle of San Jacinto.
Objectives
Mobile devices are a turning point in how people communicate.
When people use the phrase turning point, what do they mean? A turning point is an event when a decisive change happens—when there is a clear before and after, and things cannot go back to the way they were. Turning points can be big or small. A turning point can affect your life as an individual or a family. It can affect social groups, countries, or even the entire world.
You may choose to model the example of the birth of a younger sibling by filling in the first row of the table with the class.
Turning point: Birth of a sibling
Before: I was an only child; I had my parents’ full attention.
After: My parents have less time for me; I have more responsibilities.
Think of a turning point in your life, such as the birth of a younger sibling. How did your life change after this event? In the table, post a personal turning point in your life. Write a brief description of your life before and after that event.
Ask a few students to present their posts to the class. Ask students if they can predict how the Battle of San Jacinto was a turning point.
