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Dividing the past into Eras

In this lesson, students will explore the concept of historical eras and their significance in understanding Texas history. Using a name tent and flashcards, students will learn to categorize Texas history into key eras, including Natural Texas, Age of Contact, and more. Activities include defining essential terms such as "historian" and "era," arranging flashcards in chronological order, and discussing the importance of chronology. Students will reflect on what makes each era unique and how these divisions help us understand our history.

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Dividing the past into Eras

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  1. Dividing the past into Eras

  2. Warm-up • You will be given a sheet of blank white paper. • You will fold a name tent on your desk. (follow the instructions) • On the tent write your first name. Make sure to write it large enough to see from across the class room.

  3. Journal Set Up • Turn to the Natural Texas and Its People tab in your composition book. Turn to the first 2 blank pages. • Number the left page #1. Number the right Page #2 • On the left hand side of the page title it “Historians Dividing the Past” • Title the right page “Eras of Texas”

  4. Definitions • On the left hand side (page 1) write the following definitions: • Historian – an expert in or student of history • Era– a fixed point in time from which a series of years is reckoned • Chronology - the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.

  5. Era Flashcards • You have the Texas Era Flash Cards in the basket on your desk. • With your group members, look at the pictures and titles on each flashcard. Using context clues (pictures and titles) place the flashcards in chronological order. • What era of Texas history came first? What era of Texas History came second? And so on….. • Be ready to share out why you put the cards in a particular order.

  6. Texas History Eras • 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 Conservatism • Contemporary Texas

  7. Write the following Texas History Eras on the left page. • 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 Conservatism • Contemporary Texas

  8. On the right side of the page answer the following questions in complete sentences. Write the questions. • Why is it important to have a chronological order of events? • Why do historians divide the past into eras? • By looking at the flashcards, what era looks the most interesting to you and why?

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