Week 4, Oct. 24, SOR

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Social Studies

Teacher Facing,
October 24, 2024

Unit 2: Diverse Threads: Uncovering
Hispanic Heritage in Texas
Lesson 9

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LO: SWBAT explain when, where, and why the Spanish established

settlements and Catholic missions in Texas as well as important
individuals, identifying the accomplishments and explain the economic
motivations and impact of significant empresarios on the settlement of
Texas.

DOL:SW explain when, where, and why the Spanish established
settlements and Catholic missions in Texas as well as important
individuals, identifying the accomplishments and explain the economic
motivations and impact of significant empresarios on the settlement of
Texas in at least 1 of 2 questions.

SST.4.2C Explain when, where, and why the Spanish established settlements and Catholic missions in Texas as well as important individuals.
SST.4.2E Identify the accomplishments and explain the economic motivations and impact of significant empresarios, including Stephen F. Austin and Martín

de León, on the settlement of Texas.

Diverse Threads

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Lesson Vocabulary

empresario

mission

expansion

A person granted the right by
the Spanish or Mexican
government to settle on land in
Texas in exchange for recruiting
and managing new settlers

A religious settlement
established to convert and
educate Native Americans in
Catholicism

The process of a country
increasing its land or influence
by moving into new areas

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How do you think the establishment of
missions affected the communities in
Texas?

I think the establishment of missions
affected the communities in Texas by…

Word
Bank

community

religion

resources

agriculture

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Location of Spanish Settlements

● El Paso (Founded 1659)

● Nacogdoches (Founded 1716)

● San Antonio (Founded 1718)

● Goliad (Founded 1749)

● Laredo (Founded 1755)

Review

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Reasons for Spanish Settlements

➢ To claim land for Spain

➢ To convert Native Americans to Catholicism

➢ To protect the border from French expansion

➢ To find valuable resources like silver and

gold

Review

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What is an Empresario?

➢ A person who got permission from

Spain or Mexico to bring settlers to
Texas

➢ They were like land agents

➢ Empresarios helped people move to

Texas and start new lives

➢ They were important for growing the

population of Texas

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Martín De León and Stephen F. Austin

Read the short information
about the empresarios and
highlight key details.

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Martín de León: The Only Mexican Empresario

➢ Founded Victoria, Texas in 1824

➢ Brought 41 Mexican families to Texas

➢ Raised cattle and helped start the Texas

cattle industry

➢ Worked to keep peace between settlers and

Native Americans

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Stephen F. Austin: The Father of Texas

➢ Most famous empresario in Texas history

➢ Brought over 1,500 families to Texas

➢ Founded San Felipe de Austin

➢ Helped settlers get land and start farms

➢ His work led to many Americans moving

to Texas

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What was one new thing you
learned about Spanish missions or
settlements?

One new thing I learned about
Spanish missions or settlements is…

Student Facing
October 24, 2024

G4 SoR

Nouns: Common, Proper, Singular
& Plural

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LO: SWBAT edit drafts using standard English

conventions, including singular, plural, common, and
proper nouns.

DOL: Given a text, SW edit drafts using standard English

conventions, including: singular, plural, common, and
proper nouns in 2 out of 3 questions.

ELA TEKS 4.11D.iii edit drafts using standard English conventions, including: singular, plural, common, and proper nouns

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vs.

Common
Noun
Proper Noun

names any person place
or thing

names a particular
person, place, or thing

Coach Greene was excited
for the game.

The coach was excited for
the game.

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Proper Nouns

The names of historical events, historical documents, books, stories,
essays, languages, names, and nationalities are proper nouns. They
should always be capitalized.

The book Number the Starstakes place during

World War II.

Joseph speaks Japanese, but he is American.

name

language

nationality

historical event

book title

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Common or Proper Nouns?

The __________________ lasted from
1775 until 1783.

Determine whether the sentence below should be
completed with capital or lowercase letters.

American Revolutionary War
or
american revolutionary war

American Revolutionary War

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Common or Proper Nouns?

The _____________ was an event that
led up to the american revolutionary
war.

Determine whether the sentence below should be
completed with capital or lowercase letters.

Boston tea party
or
Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party

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Common or Proper Nouns?

The _______________ of the
_____________ begins, “We the people.”

Determine whether the sentence below should be
completed with capital or lowercase letters.

Constitution
or
constitution

United States

united states

or

Constitution

United States

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Proper Noun Tic-Tac-Toe

Take turns with your partner. Write an example of a proper noun for each common noun in
the box. You must get three in a row to win!

videogame

restaurant

book

teacher

city

day

friend

store

song

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Proper Noun Tic-Tac-Toe

Take turns with your partner. Write an example of a proper noun for each common noun in
the box. You must get three in a row to win!

videogame

restaurant

book

teacher

city

day

friend

store

song

McDonald’s

Minecraft
Little Red

Riding Hood

Mr. Smith

Houston

Friday

George

Ross
The Wheels on

the Bus

Rules for Plural Nouns

Add -s to to most nouns

to form the plural

1 shirt

2 shirts

1 frog

2 frogs

1 ladder

2 ladders

Add - es to nouns that end

in s, sh, ch,z, and x to

form the plural

1 peach

2 peaches

1 box

2 boxes

1 glass

2 glasses

Plural Irregular Nouns

Ends in consonant + y

Drop the y

Add -ies to make it

plural

1 party

2 parties

1 tally

2 tallies

1 cherry

2 cherries

“Mom, How many _______ did you visit last year?”
countries

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Let’s Practice!

There is a bush with ____ in our garden. (berry)

I can’t find my favorite pair of ____. (sock)

We go to two different ______ . (church)

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2

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What kind of _____ do we need? (supply)

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Write the plural form of each singular noun

in parentheses.

berries

socks

churches

supplies

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Read the following paragraph about going on vacation. Look for any revisions that should be
made. Then answer the questions that follow.

Road Trip!

(1) On Friday, we are driving to new york city. (2) My uncle, sam, is coming with
us. (3) My brother, Joseph, wants to see the statue of liberty. (4) I hope we all
have a great time!

(5) We packed sandwichs and snacks for the road trip. (6) Mom said we'll stop
at many interesting place along the way. (7) I can't wait to take lots of pictures
and share them with my friend! (8) Our car, a sturdy blue tesla, is ready for the
adventure.

(9) Along the way, we saw several fox running across the fields. (10) We also
stopped by a huge gas station for lunch. (11) My favorite part was when we
visited all the different beach and collected shells.

Grammar Worksheet 2.1.5 text, adapted from HMH with permission. © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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What change should be made in sentence 1?

A. Change On to In
B. Change Friday to friday
C. Change are to is
D. Change new york city to New York City

(1) On Friday, we are driving to new york city. (2) My
uncle, sam, is coming with us. (3) My brother, Joseph,
wants to see the statue of liberty. (4) I hope we all have
a great time!

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?

A. Change sam to Sam
B. Change us to Us
C. Change is to are
D. No change needs to be made in sentence 2.

(1) On Friday, we are driving to new york city. (2) My
uncle, sam, is coming with us. (3) My brother, Joseph,
wants to see the statue of liberty. (4) I hope we all have
a great time!

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3?

A. Change statue of liberty to Statue of liberty

B. Change statue of liberty to statue Of liberty

C. Change statue of liberty to Statue of Liberty
D. No change needs to be made in sentence 3.

(1) On Friday, we are driving to new york city. (2) My
uncle, sam, is coming with us. (3) My brother, Joseph,
wants to see the statue of liberty. (4) I hope we all have
a great time!

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?

A. Change sandwichs to sandwiches

B. Change sandwichs to sandwich

C. Change snacks to snack

D. Change snacks to snackes

(5) We packed sandwichs and snacks for the road trip. (6) Mom
said we'll stop at many interesting place along the way. (7) I
can't wait to take lots of pictures and share them with my
friend! (8) Our car, a sturdy blue tesla, is ready for the
adventure.

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What is the correct way to write sentence 9? Explain the
correction you made.

(9) Along the way, we saw several fox running across
the fields. (10) We also stopped by a huge gas station
for lunch. (11) My favorite part was when we visited all
the different beach and collected shells.

Along the way, we saw several foxes running across
the fields.
I added -es because I know the word needs to be
plural and you add -es to plural words that end in “x”.

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Write about a city, state, or country you would like to visit
someday. Write two or three sentences explaining why. Remember the

rules for nouns: common, proper, plural and singular.

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Closing

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SoR DOL: Given a text,
SW edit drafts using
standard English
conventions, including:
singular, plural, common,
and proper nouns in 2 out
of 3 questions.

Demonstration of Learning
SST DOL: SW explain when,

where, and why the Spanish
established settlements and
Catholic missions in Texas as
well as important individuals,
identifying the accomplishments
and explain the economic
motivations and impact of
significant empresarios on the
settlement of Texas in at least 1
of 2 questions.

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