Subject-specific
TEKS lesson
(7.21)
Social Studies Skills. The student applies critical-thinking
skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety
of sources including electronic technology.
The
student is expected to:
A.
Differentiate between, locate and use primary and secondary
sources such as computer software, databases, media and news
services, biographies, interviews and artifacts to acquire
information about Texas.
B.
Analyze information about sequencing, categorizing, identify
cause and effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding
the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions,
and drawing inferences and conclusions.
C.
Organize and interpret information from outlines, reports
databases and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines
and graphs.
(7.22)
Social studies Skills. The student communicates in written, oral,
and visual forms.
The
student is expected to:
A.
Use social studies terminology correctly;
B. Use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation;
C. Transfer information from one medium to another, including
written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using
computer software as appropriate.
D. Create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies
information.
ACTIVITY
1:
Using various internet and library resources, the student will
research and find the meaning of each of the marked symbols on
each of the flag worksheets below. He/she will then write a brief
description of the meaning of each of the symbols on the back
of the worksheet. Each student should color in the flag with the
appropriate colors, especially the parts of a flag in which the
color is indicative of meaning.
Resources:
1.
Texas
History Timeline
2. Library and internet access
3. Pens
4. Flag Symbolism Worksheets
Teacher
Resource
TEKS Flag Symbolism Key
ACTIVITY
2:
Using the information on symbolism students learned in the first
exercise, each student should create a Texas flag of his or her
own.
They will choose the colors and symbols that they believe stand
for Texas or that makes Texas special to them. Next have them
write a statement explaining why they chose the colors and symbols
they did.
RESOURCES
NEEDED:
1.
Map pencils
2. Pencils
3. "Design
a Flag" Handout
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