The Mexican American War PDF - Denver Public Schools

More documents

Recommendations

Info

The Mexican-American War PRELIMINARY LESSON PREPARATION Make copies of the vocabulary worksheet (or copy the words onto a transparency or a paper chart so students can write them down). Copy current United States and Mexico maps and a map of the area before the war onto overhead transparencies. Make copies of the map requirements for students to use while they are completing their maps. A classroom roller-type map of the Mexican territory prior to 1836 is important to have for this lesson as well. ACTIVITIES Introduce the Mexican-American War by reading aloud the brief introduction included in this section. Emphasize the importance of knowing the geography involved in the unit because of the vast amount of land that changed sides. Pass out the geography vocabulary worksheet (or put the words on the overhead or on butcher paper for students to copy). Place students in groups of three or four students (depending on the size of class). Using the classroom social studies text, dictionaries, atlases, or other resources, the groups will come up with a definition for each word. Allow students approximately 20 to 25 minutes to complete the activity. Next, they will illustrate the vocabulary terms on butcher paper. Allow the students time to be creative. Each group will present their illustrations to the class for fun. When these activities are completed, use the Teacher’s Copy of the vocabulary worksheet and give the students the actual definitions for the words. Students will copy them down. The second part of this lesson involves maps of the territories involved in the war. On the overhead, show the current political maps of Mexico and the United States as well as the territories in 1846. Then, hand out copies of the maps, instructing the students to use classroom resources to label them. The students must include every state, state capital, major body of water, and geographic feature included on the lists in this lesson. The third map should be color-coded to distinguish the different areas and the land lost and won in the war. The teacher may want to make copies of the requirements and pass them out to the students. Geography/Vocabulary Race: Have one student from each team go to the chalkboard. The teacher reads a definition. The first person to write the vocabulary word, spelled correctly, receives a point for his or her team. The teacher can also use the map transparencies to chose an area of a state and the first student to correctly identify the state and spell it correctly on the chalkboard receives a point for his or her team. Following two or three rounds, the team with the most points can be declared the winners (see next page for possible rubric point structure). VOCABULARY The words on the Vocabulary Worksheet should be used for this unit. However, the teacher can use discretion in adding or removing words. RESOURCES/MATERIALS Butcher or construction paper Colored pencils Rulers Class social studies text Classroom atlases Classroom maps of Mexico and the United States Maps of the United States, Mexico, and the territories of Mexico and the United States in 1846 Transparencies of maps of United States, Mexico, and territories of Mexico and the United States in 1846 Copies (or transparencies) of three map requirement lists to be included in class map activities El Alma de la Raza Series. © 2000 Denver Public Schools 6
The Mexican-American War ASSESSMENT The teacher can assess the students’ work using the following rubrics or create new ones if preferred. Assessment: Map completeness The teacher can assess the student on the completed maps Rubric points Description 5 ....................... All three maps completed with all the states, capitals, and geographic information labeled as listed in this unit. 4 ....................... All three maps labeled with one of the following three missing: states, capitals or geographic information. 3 ....................... All three maps labeled with two of the following three missing: states, capitals or geographic information. 2 ....................... Only two of the maps are labeled, and are missing information. 1 ....................... Student completes one of three maps or parts and sections of each of the three maps. Assessment: Geography/Vocabulary Race The first person to write the vocabulary word down, spelled correctly, or identify a geography element from a map and write it down, spelled correctly, receives a point for his or her team. A suggested rubric is below. The teacher can assign a point value to the rubric grade depending on the teacher’s grading scale. Rubric points Description 4 ....................... The winning team with the most points at the end of the game. 3 ....................... The second- and third-place team could receive a three for participation in the activity. 1 or 2 ................... A two could be given to students who misbehave or choose not to participate in the activity. El Alma de la Raza Series. © 2000 Denver Public Schools 7
Page 1 and 2: The Mexican- American War Denver Pu
Page 3 and 4: The Mexican-American War The Mexica
Page 5 and 6: The Mexican-American War Implementa
Page 7: The Mexican-American War LESSON 1:
Page 11 and 12: The Mexican-American War TEACHER’
Page 13 and 14: The Mexican-American War Map 2: Mex
Page 15 and 16: The Mexican-American War What will
Page 17 and 18: The Mexican-American War ASSESSMENT
Page 19 and 20: The Mexican-American War Name______
Page 27 and 28: The Mexican-American War What will
Page 29 and 30: The Mexican-American War List of Ba
Page 33 and 34: The Mexican-American War Siege at F
Page 35 and 36: The Mexican-American War Battle of
Page 45 and 46: The Mexican-American War Siege of V
Page 55 and 56: The Mexican-American War LESSON 4:
Page 57 and 58: The Mexican-American War RESOURCES/
Page 59 and 60:
The Mexican-American War What will
Page 61 and 62:
The Mexican-American War RESOURCES/
Page 63 and 64:
The Mexican-American War Name______
Page 65 and 66:
The Mexican-American War cannons. W
Page 67 and 68:
The Mexican-American War ASSESSMENT
Page 69 and 70:
The Mexican-American War Unit Asses
Page 71 and 72:
The Mexican-American War Web sites
show all

The Mexican American War PDF - Denver Public Schools

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?