Book Summary
Remembering the Alamo tells about the famous battle in 1836 and highlights the leaders on both sides. It recounts the history of Texas and Mexico, the events leading up to the battle, and what happened after Mexican troops defeated the Texans. Illustrations, diagrams, photos, a time line, and maps support the informative text.  

About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand informational text
• Identify main ideas and details
• Recognize adjectives in text
• Identify proper nouns

Materials

• Book -- Remembering the Alamo (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• KWL, main idea/details, proper nouns worksheets

Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: Anglo, call to arms, colony, defiant, dictatorship, frontier, missions, plantations, sharpshooters, siege, spared, swarmed