444HistoryLessonPlan

Title
AuthorandSchool

Day#3ReformsandRevolutioninMexico
ChrisCatelli/WindsorHighSchool

GradeLevel

9/10

LessonOverview

Inthislessonstudentswilldiscussandanalyzetheeventsleading
to
LaReforma
andtheeventualrevolutioninMexico.First,
studentswillanalyzephotosoftherevolutionanddiscusswhatis
takingplaceinthephotos.Theywillneedtorecallleadersofthe
revolutionandstarttoevaluatethecausesandeffectsofthe
revolution.Next,studentwillrecaptheirreadingofPartIIby
viewingavideoontherevolution.Studentswillthendiscussthe
impactoftherevolutionandidentifyMexicosnextsteps.Finally
studentswillparticipateinanactivitywhichasksthemtoanalyze
twosecondarysourcesfromtextbookssponsoredbytheMexican
government.Studentswillbeaskedtocriticallythinkaboutthe
similaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthesetwosourceand
uncoverwhytheycausedissuesbetweenthepeopleofMexico
andtheirgovernment.

ContentObjectives:
(Standards)

Studentswillbeableto
IdentifythereasonsfortheMexicanRevolutionandhowthey
sparkedthebuildingofamoremodernnation.(10.10)
UnderstandtheproblemscreatedbycolonizationofMexicoby
Spain.(10.10.1)
UnderstandwhyLaReformaoccurredafterthedevelopmentof
theMexicanAmericanWarandtheproblemsitencountered
later.(10.10.1)
Analyzethemotivesbehindsomeofthekeyleadersofthe
revolution.(10.10.2)
DiscusswhatissuesarestilleffectingMexicothatstemfromthe
pastandhowMexicoisstillstuckintwoworlds.(10.10.3)

CommonCore
Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or
secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key
events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.9
Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several
primary and secondary sources.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.6

Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they
treat the same or similar topics, including which details they
include and emphasize in their respective accounts.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RI.910.6
Determineanauthor'spointofvieworpurposeinatextand
analyzehowanauthorusesrhetorictoadvancethatpointofview
orpurpose.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.910.1.D
Respondthoughtfullytodiverseperspectives,summarizepoints
ofagreementanddisagreement,and,whenwarranted,qualifyor
justifytheirownviewsandunderstandingandmakenew
connectionsinlightoftheevidenceandreasoningpresented.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.910.2
Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineandconvey
complexideas,concepts,andinformationclearlyandaccurately
throughtheeffectiveselection,organization,andanalysisof
content.
Language
Objectives:

Identifyingkeytermsrelevanttothepoliticalissuesoccurring
duringthetimeoftherevolution.
Beingablecomparethroughdiscussionanissueoccurringin
MexicowithhowtheissuewouldbedealtwithintheUnited
States.
Summarizinginformationfromavideointoausefulcauseand
effectworksheet

ContentConcepts:

Reform:whatdoesitmeantohaveareform?Whatisbeing
reformed?
Revolution:understandingarevolutiondoesnotalwayscontain
twosidesandcriticallythinkingabouthoworwhyoneside
prevails.
Dictatorship
Democracy
LandReform
PrivateProperty
Understandingbiasesandperspectiveasitrelatestoahistoric
event.

Modifications/
Scaffolds

Into:
Preclasssetup:beforeclassbeginsposttheninepicturesfrom
theMexicanRevolutionatdifferent,accessibleplacesthroughout
theclassroom.Theimagesneedtovisibleandseparatedenough
toalleviatefoottraffic.Writeonthewhiteboardnumbersone

Scaffolding:modify
GalleryWalkhandout
forRSPStudent#1by
tellinghertofocusless
ondrawingimageand
moreondescription
andwhatmaybe
goingoninimage.

Scaffolding:provide
transcriptforvideoor
useCC

throughtenandleavespacefortallymarksbyeachnumber.
Whenstudentsentertheclassroomhavethemtakeoutapen
andpassoutGalleryWalkMexicanRevolutionhandout.
Explaintheinstructionsonthetopofthehandoutandsplitthe
classdownthecenterandhavethembegintheirgallerywalkon
thesideoftheroomtheyaresitting.Informthemtheywillhave
sevenminutestotakenotesoneachsideoftheclassroom
(approx.fivephotosaside)andthenthetimerwillgooffto
indicatetheyneedtoswitchsides.Studentsshouldbefamiliar
withmaking
inferences
aboutimagesusethisstrategywhen
viewingimages.Monitoractivity(
informalassessment
)
Attheendof14minutesinstructsstudentstoformalinebythe
whiteboardandrecordwhichphotomadethebiggestimpacton
them.Whentheyhaverecordedtheirchoicehavethestudents
taketheirseats.
Next,havethestudentswatchaquickclipabouttheMexican
Revolutionasaformofreviewandvisualization.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HqTFvCtVgI
RemindstudentthatthisfilmwasproducedbytheMexican
governmenttocelebratetherevolutionin2010.
Through:
Next,youneedtoassignpairsofstudents(knowwhoyour
strugglingreadersarepairthemwithmoremoderatereaders).
Passoutthehandouts:TheStruggleforMexicosPast(TRB
2325)
AskstudentstovolunteertoreadTheStruggleforMexicos
Past(TRB23).
Haveaclassdiscussionaroundthefollowingquestions:
InwhatwayswerethechangesofthePorfiriatopositive?Inwhat
waysweretheynegative?Arethereanysimilaritiesbetweenthe
reformsofPorfirioDazandthechangesinstitutedbyCarlos
Salinas?*thesequestioncomefromTRB18(viewhandoutfor
moreinfo)
Havestudentsreadtheexcerpts(TRB24)inpairsusingthe
PALSreadingstrategyandfillouttheworksheet(TRB25).*
PALSreadingstrategyiswhenonepartnerreadsthefirstexcerpt
whiletheotherfollowsalongcloselyandhelpsclarifyconcepts
andvocabularywordsinthereading.Thesamemethodis
performedduringthesecondexcerpt.
DuringreadingcheckHWforcompletion
Whentheypairshavecompletedtheactivityreconveneasa
classandholdaclassdiscussiononthetopic.Furtherquestions
tothinkaboutmightbe:Howwouldtheoldandnewtextbooks
differininterpretingtheSpanishconquest?Theindependence
struggle?ThepresidencyofBenitoJurez?TheMexican
Revolution?*thesequestioncomefromTRB18(viewhandoutfor
moreinfo)


Beyond:
Forthelastactivityhavestudentsgetoutapieceofpaperand
respondtothefollowing:Whatdoyouthinktheoutcomeofthe
textbookcontroversywas?Didthegovernmentusethenewly
issuedtextbooksordecidetoavoidproblemsandgoadifferent
route?
UsethisactivityasanExitSlip.

Resources/Materials
Needed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HqTFvCtVgI
GalleryWalkMexicanRevolutionHandout
PhotosofMexicanRevolution
TheStruggleforMexicosPast(TRB18,2325)

Supplementary
Materials

Accesstoacomputerandprojector
Dryerase