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The First Texans
Celebrating Texas Chapter 4
This unit focuses on the Native American cultures in
Texas prior to European colonization. Students will
analyze the early history, culture and environmental
interactions of native peoples. Students will compare
and contrast the tribal characteristics such as
location, housing, clothing, tools, political, economic
and social development.
Critical Questions :
- How did the geography of Texas impact the cultural
and economic way of life of early Native American
tribes?
- How did early Native Americans in Texas adapt to
and modify the environment?
- How did early Native Americans of Texas compare to
each other?
Suggested Time Frame: 2 weeks
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Student Performance Expectations |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold (8.2A) is the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS) that this objective is
aligned to.
Information in the
brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B) (8.2.12A)
(11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS-
test) objective this objective is aligned to.
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Compare the cultures of
Native Americans in Texas prior to European colonization.
* location
* food
* lifestyles. (7.2A) |
Identify ways in which early
Texans have adapted to and modified the environment and
analyze the consequences of this adaptation/modification.
* housing/food
* nomadic/permanent. (7.10A) (T8); (T10); (T11)
(8.2.12A) (10.5.WG8B) (11.2.US10A) |
Explain ways in which
geographic factors have affected the political, economic, and
social development of the early Texas Indians.
*leaders
*food/trade
*tribal roles. (7.10B) (T8)(8.2.11C) |
Analyze information by
categorizing.
* location
* food
* lifestyles. (7.21B) (T8); (T10); (T11) (8.5.30B)
(10.5.WH25C) (11.5.US24B) |
Analyze information by
identifying cause and effect relationships.
* geography cause/ lifestyle effect. (7.21B) (T8); (T10);
(T11) (8.5.30B) (10.5.WH25C) (11.5.US24B) |
