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Texas History

Teacher Facing
September 24, 2024

Unit 2: Being a Geographer
Lesson: Tying It All Together

Match

DO NOW: Assign each statement/characteristic to the appropriate Texas Region. 

• Lowest elevation

  
  

• Highest elevation

  
  

• Land from the Rio Grande river to the Panhandle

  
  

• The University of North Texas is in this region
  

Coastal Plains

Mountains and Basins

Great Plains

North Central Plain

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

  
  

• Great Plains

  
  

• North Central Plain

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LO:SWBAT compare the four physical regions of Texas and
decide which is best to live.

DOL: Given a set of questions, students will compare the
four physical regions of Texas and decide which is best to
live by correctly answering 4 of 5 questions.

SS7.8A Locate and compare the Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, and Coastal Plains
regions.

SS7.8B Locate and compare places of importance in Texas in terms of physical and human characteristics such
as major cities, waterways, natural and historic landmarks, political and cultural regions, and local points of
interest.

Guiding Question

Which region of

Texas is the

best to live in?

Why?

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Making Connection: Personality Quiz

Which state
should you live in?

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Poll

Where would you like to vacation?

• The Beach

• The Mountains

• I don't like to vacation

Poll

Which setting do you prefer?

• The city - I love the energy!

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• The suburbs - safe and comfortable.

Poll

What do you want to be when you grow up?

• CEO of a large company

• A Astronaut

• A fisherman

• A teacher

Poll

What do you want for dinner?

• Tex-Mex

• Vietnamese or Chinese

• SeaFood

• Soul Food

Calculating Results…

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TEXAS!

Congratulations, you should live
in…

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Expect to be surprised!

○As you come across words and
phrases that make you say, “really?”,
place an “!” next to it.

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Expect to be confused sometimes.

○What did the author think you
already knew but you didn’t? Is it a
vocabulary word – where can you
look it up? Is it an event? Where can
you find what the event was about?

First Reading - What Surprised Me?

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Second Reading

Information that would
make you want to live in

the region.

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Information that would
make you NOT want to

live in the region.

(-)

(-)

(+)

(+)

(+)

(+)

(+)

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Deconstructing the Prompt

What is your task?

What do you want the reader to know?

Which region of Texas is the best to live
in?

Based on the evidence, my opinion on which
region is the best one in which to live.

Think About:

What is the most important evidence to you?
Climate? Jobs opportunities? Recreation?
How many positives outweigh the negatives?

Must include subject and opinion about the subject

The ____(subject)____ is the best region to live
in because _____(opinion about the
subject)___________.

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ACES Writing

Guiding Question: Which region of Texas is best to live in? Why?

You will now complete the
remaining sections of the

ACES writing.

Use the provided sentence starters to begin your statements.

For example,..
Also,...
In addition,...

This proves...

(Explain why I chose the evidence. Don’t just say “because” or just
repeat the evidence again.

As a result,.. (restate the assertion/thesis statement)

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Exemplar

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DOL: Given a set of
questions, students
will compare the four
physical regions of
Texas and decide
which is best to live
by correctly
answering 3 of 4
questions.

Demonstration of Learning

Multiple Choice

Which region is home to the most people in the state?

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

Multiple Choice

True of False: The region most likely to experience a hurricane is the Great Plains.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In which region would you find Guadalupe Peak?

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

Multiple Choice

This city of El Paso is located in ________________, the least populated region of Texas.

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains