introducing international students to texas culture (1)
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Bringing the Texas
Revolution to Life for ESL Students
Identifying with Texas History and Culture through Activities,
Multimedia, and
Activities: Presented through Trips or Multimedia Visits to Battlegrounds or Monuments
Provides ESL students with an enhanced sense of realism through
geography and visual experience
Multimedia Presentations
Provides ESL students with a sense of realism through the
immediacy of multimedia platform (images, videos, text, maps)
Activity: GoliadBattle Reenactments: Goliad (October 9, 1835) and “Battle of
Coleto Creek” (March 19-20, 1836) – Every year on the weekend
closest to March 27th
ESL students have access to the “living history” inside the
Presidio.
ESL students can witness the battles, as well as observe the
roles of soldiers, women, and families and their day to day
struggles in the Texas Revolution.
Presidio La Bahia
Goliad, TX.
Multimedia Presentation: GoliadImages with Readings: ESL students can research different battles, as well
as aspects of life during the Texas Revolution, including the life of a soldier
and the roles of women and families at that time.
Videos: History and Battle Reenactments
Activity: The AlamoThe Alamo (February 23-March 6, 1836) – Tours are offered year
round, including a Battlefield Tour, Audio Tour, and Alamo Diorama
and Experience Tour.
Provides ESL students a new perspective on the most
recognized historical event of the Texas Revolution
Research can focus on the various figures in the struggle:
William Travis, James “Jim” Bowie, David “Davy” Crocket, and
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
William Travis James Bowie Davy Crocket Santa Anna
Multimedia Presentation: Battle
at The AlamoArtwork Depictions
Presentation: Battle at The Alamo
Videos: History and Battle Reenactments
PBS Teacher’s Guide: Suggestions for Active
Learninghttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/
alamo/tguide/index.html
BattleReenactmentVideos
HistoryVideos
Activity: The Battle of San Jacinto and Monument
The Battle of San Jacinto (April 21, 1836) – Monument tours are
offered year round, including the museum, battleground, and library.
Annual San Jacinto Day and Battle Reenactments are held every year
in April. ESL students can analyze cause-and-effect relationships with
regard to events that took place in the fight for Texas Independence.
ESL students can research the impact of Texas Independence and
how it has shaped the attitudes and behaviors of Texans .
Presentation: Battle of San JacintoArtwork Depictions,
Artifacts, and Battle Reenactments
Multimedia Presentation: Battle of San Jacinto
San Jacinto Monument Resources
Multimedia Presentation: Battle of San JacintoTeacher Resources Online and Downloadable Curriculum Guide
http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org
Activity: University and Program Events
University of Houston’s Frontier Fiesta and Go Texan Day
Language and Culture Center’s annual trip to the Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo
A chance for international students to apply the lessons of the revolution to present day Texas beliefs and values.
An opportunity for international students to experience Texas history and culture.
Frontier Fiesta and Go Texan Day
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo