Teacher's Guide for CALLIOPE ^® Mexico's Road to Independence

May 2005 CALLIOPE ^® issue: Mexico's Road to Independence, markers, blank transparencies, construction paper, writing paper, crayons or colored pencils, transparencies of maps of Mexico and southwest U.S., yarn, large index cards, overhead projector, computer, Internet access, printer, encyclopedias, dictionaries

Create a timeline using yarn around the classroom. Have the students while reading the articles post dates and events on the timeline by writing information on the large index cards and connect by yarn. Color code by using another color for American events or people.

Read about the "WHO'S" of Mexico's Road to Independence. Research more about the "WHO'S." Divide the class into interviewers and interviewees. Interviewers need to develop questions from the information read and the interviewees need to learn about the "WHO" he/she is representing. Set up a news show format for the interviews to be held.

Create a map of the Southwest United States and Mexico on a transparency using page 43. Make a legend and color map according to the legend. Create a map of the boundaries of the current southwest United States. Label states. Overlay the maps to show how much of the United States was part of Mexico at one time. Research in the articles how the United States received the territory from Mexico.

Divide class into small groups. Using dictionaries- divide the dictionary into the same number of parts as groups. Find other words in the English language that came directly from Spanish. Share the words and their definitions. Share in a class dictionary. Pick words that can be illustrated, write the definitions, and create a bulletin board. (P.22-23)

Read pages 13-15. Make a Venn diagram of the peninsulares and criollos for their differences and similarities. Select one and write a journal entry about how you live and survive in Mexico. Support your way of life and why Mexico should be controlled by your beliefs.

• "A New Plan for Mexico" p.18-20
• "Born into Debt" p.21
• "Testing the Principles of Federalism" p.24-29
• "Santa Anna" p.30
• "Peopling the Northern Frontier" p.31-33
• "The DeWitt Colony" p.34-37
• "The Conflicts Mount" p.33-40
• "The Republic Continues" p.41-44

Divide the class into small groups. Assign them article(s) to read. Develop a Who, What, Where, When, and Why chart on each article. Plan a presentation to present to the rest of the class.

Write an expository paper about Mexico's Road to Independence using information from the charts and the presentations by the groups.

Read pages 26-29. Using the different forms of government, tell about Mexico's long struggle for independence. Create a classroom visual of the information.

Divide the class into small groups. Using the information learned from the May 2005 issue of CALLIOPE ^®, Mexico's Road to Independence, have each group create a game for other groups to play. Games might include matching, trivia, or a board game. When games are made, exchange with groups and play them.

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