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Crossroads of Culture A Newsletter for social studies teachers in grades 4-8, distributed three times each school year September-December-March by the Institute of Texan Cultures. South Texas Images and Imagery, 1880-1910 "Will Porter (O. Henry) spent a third of his life in Texas, and his stories capture a time in the state's history when cattlemen were kings and women often demonstrated cleverness and courage in their responses to frontier life." -Donna Ingham, Ph.D. Creating and Using a Timeline: A Half-Century through the Eyes of O. Henry Date List for "Creating and Using a Timeline" Activity Five Historical Photographs by I.N. Hall to mount or laminate for student use An Annotated Bibliography of O. Henry's Texas Stories for Middle Grade Read-alouds An O. Henry Webliography A ready-to-print-and-read-aloud text of O. Henry's "Jimmy Hayes and Muriel" Links to horned toad sites and lesson plans. Teacher Background: "Life in the Nueces Strip" from the upcoming book " The Mexican Texans" by Phyllis McKenzie ITC's Digital Storytelling Tour of Texas in the 1880s A primary resource: Mrs. Fredna Knaggs Dobie Wood's typewritten speech, presented to the Cotulla Woman's Club in the late 1980s, offers many interesting memories and anecdotes for student writing projects. Texas Storytelling Youth Olympics (January 25, 2003) information How can I use these materials to support the Social Studies TEKS for my class? Grade 4 (in .pdf format)
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