Texas Cattle Kingdoms and Trails
You are going to create a tissue box project to represent either the Cattle Kingdoms of
Texas or the Cattle Trails that Texas ranchers used.
On the four sides of the box you will give details about the four main ranches or trails in
Texas.
If you are doing the trails, you will need to research the Chisolm Trail, the Goodnight Loving
Trail, the Western Trail, and the Shawnee Trail. You must include:
*A map of the trail
*How the trail was founded
*The years the trail was used
*How many cattle were moved using that trail
*Problems faced on the trail
If you are doing the ranches, you will need to research the King Ranch, the JA Ranch,
Matador Ranch, and the XIT Ranch. You must included:
*A map of Texas showing where the ranch is located
*Who founded the ranch and when
*How many acres made up the ranch
*How fencing impacted the ranch
*Interesting information about how the ranch was founded or techniques that
were used to be successful
Each side is worth 15 points, presenting your project to the class is worth 10 points, and you can earn
10 extra points on this major grade if you do your project on a sealed, full tissue box.
On the top of you box, you will research barbed wire. Explain why it was
invented, who invented it, when it was created, and describe the impact
it had on Texas. Include any major laws that were passed concerning
barbed wire. You may also include images of the different types of
barbed wire that were created and used
On the bottom of your box, you will need to create your
own brand for your cattle. Using the guide to the left, you
can create a brand that represents you. Make sure it is
simple enough to make a brand from, but not so simple a
cattle rustler can change it to steal you cattle! Explain
what your brand means and why you chose your design.
Neatness and creativity count. You must include color and write legibly.
Cattle Kingdom Project Rubric
Trail Option
Ranch Option
Side 1 (Chisolm Trail )
____/15
Map, founded, years, cattle, problems
Side 2(Goodnight-Loving Trail)
____/15
Map, founded, years, cattle, problems
Side 3 (Western Trail)
Map, founded, years, cattle, problems
Side 4 (Shawnee Trail)
Map, founded, years, cattle, problems
Bottom (Brand)
Brand, meaning, reason
Top (Barbed Wire)
Dates, inventor(s), reasons, impact
Presentation
Possible Bonus
Cattle Kingdom Project Rubric
____/15
____/15
____/15
____/15
____/10
Side 1 (King Ranch)
____/15
Map, founding, acres, fencing, techniques
Side 2(JA Ranch)
____/15
Map, founding, acres, fencing, techniques
Side 3 (Matador Ranch)
____/15
Map, founding, acres, fencing, techniques
Side 4 (XIT Ranch)
____/15
Map, founding, acres, fencing, techniques
Bottom (Brand)
____/15
Brand, meaning, reason
Top (Barbed Wire)
____/15
Dates, inventor(s), reasons, impact
Presentation
____/10
____/10
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Possible Bonus
Total Points Earned
Total Points Earned
____/100
____/10
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____/100