Objective
SWBAT: Analyze how geographic factors contributed to the outcome of the Battle of San
Jacinto.
Content Standards
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Engage
Used to access
prior
knowledge &
to discover
relevance of
new material.
Guided/
Independent
Practice
Explain the issues surrounding significant
events of the Texas Revolution, including
the Battle of San Jacinto. 7.3(C)
Analyze the effects of physical factors
such as landforms on major events in
Texas. 7.9(C)*
Processing Standard
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Lesson Cycle
Hook – Students will analyze the battle site
map of San Jacinto in order to answer the
essential question: How do geographic
factors influence the outcome of a battle?
Think – Pair – Share or Group Discussion
Whole Class Discussion
(W,C,I)
Students will participate in a Jigsaw reading
activity. They will read one of four paragraphs
assigned to them. After they have read their
paragraph they will summarize what they
read and create an illustration that
represents their summary.
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Independent
Guided
Practice
(at this point,
If students are
not
understanding,
I go back and
reteach.)
Debriefing
Evaluate what
the students
have learned.
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W.I.C.O.R.
(R,W,O)
Students will share their summaries with
group members. During this time students
will also fill in their graphic organizer and
question each other of their summaries.
(W,I,C,O,R)
Students will answer the following question
as a team: Based on the account of what
occurred at the Battle of San Jacinto, what
major issue(s) played an important role in
determining the outcome of the Battle of San
Jacinto?
(W,I,C,R)
Students from each group will be randomly
selected by using Kagan Strategies to share
out what their response is to the essential
question.
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Organize and interpret information from
maps. 7.21(C)
Analyze information by summarizing,
drawing inferences and conclusions.
7.21(B)
Instructional Time
Materials
Map of the Battle of San Jacinto –
Two minutes to analyze the map.
Journal to write down thoughts about
map
One minute to share with table.
Two minutes to share out with class.
Battle of San Jacinto secondary
source reading
Graphic Organizer over the Battle of
San Jacinto.
Three minutes to read and
summarize sources
Two minutes drawing a picture that
describes their summary.
Summaries & Graphic Organizers
Five minutes per person to share
summaries and complete graphic
organizers.
Map of Battle of San Jacinto
Secondary source reading
Graphic Organizer
Two minutes to discuss answer with
group.
Two minutes to write down their
response.
Graphic organizer
Five minutes to share out responses
and to clarify any misconceptions.
Aligned with STAAR assessed curriculum
AVID Learning Support Structure = Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading
The San Jacinto Battleground, 1836
Battle of San Jacinto, 1836
Silently and anxiously the Texas fighters swept across the prairie
and low marsh that was No Man's land, the men bending low. As
the troops advanced, "Deaf" Smith galloped up and told General
Houston, "Vince's bridge has been cut down." The General had
asked Smith to destroy the bridge. General Houston announced it to
the men. Now both armies were cut off from retreat in all directions
except for one.
At close range, two little cannons, were wheeled into position. Then
the whole line, led by Sherman's men, sprang forward on the run,
yelling, "Remember the Alamo!" "Remember Goliad!" All
together they opened fire, blazing away practically point-blank at
the surprised and panic-stricken Mexicans. They stormed over the
Mexican fortification, took the enemy's weapons, and joined in
hand-to-hand combat, emptying their pistols, swinging their guns as
clubs, slashing right and left with their knives. Mexicans fell by the
slashes under the impact of the savage assault.
Many Mexicans threw down their guns and ran; many cried, "Me no
Alamo!" "Me no Goliad!" But their pleas won no mercy. The angry
Texans reloaded and chased after the stampeding enemy, shooting
them, stabbing them, clubbing them to death. From the moment of
the first collision the battle was a slaughter, a frightful scene to
watch. The Mexicans ran in wild terror over the prairie and into the
muddy marshes, but the avengers of the Alamo and Goliad followed
and killed them, or drove them into the waters to drown.
Some of the Mexican cavalry tried to escape over Vince's bridge,
only to find that the bridge was gone; it had been destroyed. In
desperation, some of the Mexican horsemen drove their horses
down the steep bank; some jumped off their horses and fell into the
stream. Escape for the Mexicans was virtually impossible. General
Houston rode slowly from the field of victory. His mission had been
accomplished. The Texans had defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto
and won their independence.
Battle of San Jacinto, 1836
Summary Of Paragraph
Visual
Based on the account of what occurred at the Battle of San Jacinto and the map you analyzed, what major issue(s) played an
important role in determining the outcome of the Battle of San Jacinto?