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Here are the teacher pack items for The Battle of the Alamo:
Overview In this experience, students brainstorm names of defenders at the Alamo. Then they examine details about the battle and summarize its outcome. Next they research one of the defenders and write a short report. Finally they compare how the Alamo looked in 1836 to how it looks today, and they conclude why the Alamo has remained such an important symbol of the Texas Revolution. If you have access to leveled readers about the Battle of the Alamo or biographies of any of the famous defenders, assign them to the students in parallel to this experience. Estimated duration: 45-90 minutes, depending on how much time you want to give students to research and write their reports Vocabulary words: Objectives
After the Battle of Gonzales, Texan volunteer forces organized and won several early fights against the Mexican Army. These early victories encouraged Texans who supported independence. President Antonio López de Santa Anna then led Mexican troops north to retake San Antonio de Béxar and the Alamo. In this experience, you will learn about the Battle of the Alamo and the people who fought and died there during the Texas Revolution.
Objectives
The Alamo as it appears today
Name a defender of the Alamo. To list multiple names, separate them with a comma, like this: Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson
Students may recognize the names of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Travis, although they may not realize that these three men gave their lives defending the Alamo.
