Texas TEKS 4.3.C
The Standard
identify leaders important to the founding of Texas as a republic and state, including José Antonio Navarro, Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and Anson Jones
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students match José Antonio Navarro, Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and Anson Jones with their roles and major contributions. They explain how each helped build the Republic of Texas or guide Texas toward statehood.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student accurately connects Navarro with Tejano leadership, Houston with San Jacinto, Lamar with public education, and Jones with annexation. The student can compare how two leaders shaped Texas differently.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often treat all four leaders as military commanders. They may confuse Houston's support for annexation with Lamar's opposition, overlook Navarro's Tejano leadership, or call Jones the first state governor.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Match each leader to one contribution: San Jacinto victory, Tejano signer and lawmaker, public education and Austin, or annexation as last president.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs four leader cards and four contribution cards to match, then place the pairs on a Republic-to-statehood floor timeline.
Ask students: Which leader most changed Texas's future, and what two facts support your choice?
Play Who Am I with clues such as last president, San Jacinto commander, Tejano signer, and public education advocate.
Have students locate Houston, Navarro County, Lamar County, and Jones County on a Texas map and add each namesake's contribution.
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