Teachers

Subject: Social Studies

Grade: 7th

Author: Mary S. Black (1999), TEKS updated by Jason Terry (2023)

Time Duration: Six 55-minute class periods

Overview: In this unit, students use primary source materials to learn about African American history at the turn of the century in Texas. As students practice using maps, artifacts, and oral histories, they gain important skills as well as content. The inquiry activities allow adolescents to explore their own identities, this making the lessons personally meaningful.

TEKS: Social Studies, Grade 7

Please disregard the outdated TEKS in the attached Unit Plan document and use the updated TEKS below:

Lesson 1 TEKS

• (1A), identify the major eras in Texas history, describe their defining characteristics, and explain the purpose of dividing the past into eras, including Natural Texas and its People; Age of Contact; Spanish Colonial; Mexican National; Revolution and Republic; Early Statehood; Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction; Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads; Age of Oil; Texas in the Great Depression and World War II; Civil Rights; and Contemporary Texas
• (20A), differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas
• (20B), analyze information by applying absolute and relative chronology through sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions
• (22A), use social studies terminology correctly

Lesson 2 TEKS

• (1A), identify the major eras in Texas history, describe their defining characteristics, and explain the purpose of dividing the past into eras, including Natural Texas and its People; Age of Contact; Spanish Colonial; Mexican National; Revolution and Republic; Early Statehood; Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction; Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads; Age of Oil; Texas in the Great Depression and World War II; Civil Rights; and Contemporary Texas
• (20A), differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas

Lesson 3 TEKS

• (20A), differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas
• (20B), analyze information by applying absolute and relative chronology through sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions
• (21A), create and interpret thematic maps, graphs, and charts representing various aspects of Texas during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries

Lesson 4 TEKS

• (20A), differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas
• (20C), organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps

Lesson 5 TEKS

• (20A), differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas
• (20B), analyze information by applying absolute and relative chronology through sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions
• (20C), organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps
• (22A), use social studies terminology correctly

Lesson 6 TEKS

• (20A), differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas;
• (20B), analyze information by applying absolute and relative chronology through sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions

Lesson 7 TEKS

• (20A), differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas

Culminating Project TEKS

• (20A), differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas
• (22A), use social studies terminology correctly
• (22B), use effective written communication skills, including proper citations and avoiding plagiarism
• (22C), create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information

Activities and Procedures: See Unit Plan attachment for lesson details. Please note that some weblinks in the lesson plan are no longer functioning. These are for extension activities, and the lesson plans do not require them. Links that no longer work are struck through.