1. Warm-up: List three facts from the video.

2. Texas Revolutionary Cemetery Today you will each be assigned a historical figure from the Texas Revolution and you will be creating an obituary and tombstone for that person.

3. Step 1 Questions : Answer the following questions using your bio card in complete sentences. 1. Who are they? (Name, gender, ethnicity- if given, old or young when died) 2. List some major accomplishments or events that occurred during their lifetime. 3. Did they the support the Texas independence or not? Explain. 4. What is their legacy? (Basically think- what is the most important thing they did in their live and why are we learning about them now?)

4. Step 2 Obituary: Using your answers from the top portion, write a one paragraph obituary over your individual. An obituary is like a summary of a person’s life that also includes their legacy. Do not just copy what the info card says, but talk about their life in your own words. Make sure to talk about what their greatest achievements are. Remember a paragraph needs to be at least 5-7 sentences.

5. Sample Obituaries: LOS ANGELES (AP) - J.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created the charmingly loathsome oil baron - and coaxed forth a Texas-size gusher of ratings - on television's long-running and hugely successful nighttime soap, "Dallas." Although he first gained fame as nice guy Capt. Tony Nelson on the fluffy 1965-70 NBC comedy "I Dream of Jeannie," Hagman earned his greatest stardom with J.R. The CBS serial drama about the Ewing family and those in their orbit aired from April 1978 to May 1991, and broke viewing records with its "Who shot J.R.?" 1980 cliffhanger that left unclear if Hagman's character was dead. The actor, who returned as J.R. in a new edition of "Dallas" this year, had a long history of health problems and died Friday due to complications from his battle with cancer, his family said.

6. Step 3 Design a Tombstone: You will now create a tombstone for your individual. Make sure your tombstone has a title dates of birth/death, includes pictures/graphics, and a written obituary. Use the outline and rubric below to help you plan your design. When you have finished, ask Ms. Bisheh to look to create the final tombstone. Title15 points Dates15 points Pictures20points Obituary30 points Creativity/Neatness20 points Rubric **Normally the obituary doesn’t go on the tombstone, but yours will**

7. Sample Tombstones

8. Step 4 Cemetery Walk: After all the tombstones have been posted you will conduct a cemetery walk and complete the following information. After completing the required individuals you may choose other individuals to evaluate. Make sure you: -Write in complete sentences -Be productive- this isn’t visiting hour -Do not mess with the tombstones -When you are done, go back to your seat

9. Closure Questions (Ticket out the door)  Did any of the individuals stand out in your mind?  Did you notice any trends amongst the individuals? (i.e. where they remembered for the same things or what do most of them have in common?)  Whose legacy do you think is the most influential to Texas History? Why or why not?