Mrs. Vernon's Class - Texas History

May 18 - May 22

Monday-Preview week 28-31 newspapers and choose 1 you would like to read this week.

Tuesday- Read pg 1 of the newspaper you chose. Draw a picture and write a sentence about the main idea of the article in your notebook.

 Wednesday- Read pgs 2 and 3 of the newspaper. 

Thursday- Write 5 interesting facts that you learned this week in your notebook.

Friday-Complete Crossword Puzzle.

Use this link to get access to studiesweekly online.  You can have the articles read to you just like we did in class. 

Your login is lastname.firstname     some of you will have a 10 after your first name 

Password Texas

May 11 - May 15

Week 27 newspaper

Monday- Read Oil “Blows’ Texas into the 20th Century”

Tuesday-Read “Texas Black Gold Rush”

Wednesday- In your notebook, describe how you would have felt if you had discovered Spindletop. Draw a picture.

Thursday-Read other articles in the newspaper and start working on the crossword puzzle.

Friday-Complete crossword puzzle.

Use this link to get access to studiesweekly online.  You can have the articles read to you just like we did in class. 

Your login is lastname.firstname     some of you will have a 10 after your first name 

Password Texas

 May 4-May 8

Read the following articles in week 26 newspaper and answer the questions in your notebook.

Use this link to get access to studiesweekly online.  You can have the articles read to you just like we did in class. 

Your login is lastname.firstname     some of you will have a 10 after your first name 

Password Texas

Monday-Read “Railroads Steam Texas into the Future”. In what ways did the railroad improve the lives of Texans?

Tuesday- Read “Railroads Bring Boom to Texas” 

Wednesday- Divide a sheet of paper in half in your notebook. Label one side “Texas Before Railroads.” Label the other side “Texas After Railroads.” Draw pictures comparing and contrasting Texas. Label the pictures with sentences to explain your ideas.

Thursday- Read other articles in the newspaper and start working on the crossword puzzle.

Friday-Complete crossword puzzle.

April 27-May1

Read the following articles in week 25 newspaper and answer the questions on your notebook paper.

Use this link to get access to studiesweekly online.  You can have the articles read to you just like we did in class. 

Your login is lastname.firstname     some of you will have a 10 after your first name 

Password Texas

Monday-Read “On the Texas Range”.  What were some of the effects of the growing cattle industry on people who lived and worked in Texas?   

Tuesday- Read “Ranching and a Changing Frontier”.  What were some of the problems of driving cattle from Texas to northern markets?

 Wednesday- Reread “Ranching and a Changing Frontier”.  In your opinion, what was the most dangerous job a cowboy or wrangler had to do? Use text-based evidence to support your opinion. 

Thursday- Read “Joseph Glidden”.  What did he invent and why?

Friday-Complete Crossword Puzzle.

 4-20/4-24

This week you will be creating your very own Covid-19 Time Capsule Journal. We are living through a very important piece of our history. This is a great representation of you creating your very own primary source information piece of history. I cannot wait to see these! When you send in your work this week just send a picture of your favorite page.

Use this link to access the Covid-19 Time Capsule Journal   

You will need to print out the journal to complete and color..  If you do not have access to a printer you can just use these pages as an example to draw and create your own.  Be creative, this will be something you can keep and show to your family members for years to come.  Remember this is a major historical event! 

Monday-Work on 2-3 pages in your journal.

Tuesday-Work on 2-3 pages in your journal.

Wednesday- Work on 2-3 pages in your journal.

Thursday-Work on 2-3 pages in your journal.

Friday-Complete your journal.

4-13/4-17

Read the following articles in week 23 newspaper and answer the questions on notebook paper.

Use this link to get access to studiesweekly online.  You can have the articles read to you just like we did in class. 

Your login is lastname.firstname     some of you will have a 10 after your first name 

Password Texas

Monday-No work today

Tuesday- Read “The Best Day of My Life”.  Why do you think it took two months for the slaves in Texas to learn that they were free? If you could give advice to Sally and her mother about when they should leave Mr. Smith, what would it be and why?

 Wednesday- Read “An End to War and Slavery” What is the Emancipation Proclamation and what does it mean?  What is the name of the celebration on June 19? Why do we celebrate?

Thursday- Re read “An End to War and Slavery”  Divide a sheet of paper in half. Label one side “Before Emancipation Proclamation.” Label the other side “After Emancipation Proclamation.”  Draw pictures in each half comparing and contrasting life for African Americans in Texas. Label the picture to explain the ideas.

Friday-Complete Crossword Puzzle online