The Texans: Birth of the Lone Star State

Common Core and Other National Standards

History/Social Studies

• National History Standards 3 and 5 for K-4th
• National US History Standards, Era 4 for 5th-12th
• National Social Studies Standards 2, 3, 5, 6

Language Arts

Common Core Reading Standards for Literature: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th

Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills:

2nd: Phonics and Word Recognition
3rd, 4th, 5th: Phonics and Word Recognition, Fluency

Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration - 2nd, 3rd,4th, 5th, 6th

Common Core Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use -2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th

Common Core Standard 10: Range, Quality & Complexity:

• Range of Text Types for K-5th
• Range of Text Types for 6th-12th

Fine Arts

National Music Standards 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8 for K-4th, Standard 1 for 5th-8th

National Theater Standards 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 for K-4th, Standards 2 and 6 for 5th-8th

National Dance Standards 1 and 2 for K-4th

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Vocabulary

Historical Figures and Terms
The New World
Seven Cities of Gold
Inca
pueblo
Aztec
Apache
Karankowas
province
mission
Mexican Independence
"Old 300"
immigration
tariff
Santa Anna
Alamo
Davy Crockett
Jim Bowie
Antonio Fuentes
Colonel William Travis
“It’s victory or death.”
The Battle of San Jacinto
Republic of Texas
Cherokee
annexation
territory
statehood
bales of cotton
longhorn
tallow
hides 
Susannah Dickerson
Sam Houston
Stephen Austin

General Vocabulary-Building
bland
baste
chow
savory
rabid
wolverines
translation
pyramid
swifter
peddle
sear
staking
mensch
buffer
ravine
acre
alluring
“spin”
frisky
fierce
cannibal
tending
tribute
mustang
artillery
convention
liquidate
assets
brash
pace
memo