{"product_id":"sam-houston-republic-of-texas-grade-4-week-12","title":"Texas State History - Grade 4 - Sam Houston \u0026 Republic of Texas - Week 12 Full Curriculum","description":"\u003cp\u003eTeach Grade 4 Texas history through a complete five-day week built around a \u003cstrong\u003e6-stop Dynamic History interactive map investigation with 19 guided auto-graded tasks\u003c\/strong\u003e. Students move from the victory of 1836 into the harder work of running the Republic of Texas: writing rules for government, comparing leadership choices, dealing with debt and weak currency, examining land and safety conflicts, and following the Republic toward its final transition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Week 12 resource coordinates the Dynamic History module with Standard and Accessible print alternatives, the existing \u003cem\u003eSam Houston \u0026amp; Republic of Texas\u003c\/em\u003e Readers Theater, and the complete \u003cem\u003eTexas State History: From Revolution to Republic Virtual Field Trip\u003c\/em\u003e. The Day 3 Readers Theater assessment and Day 5 weekly assessment are integrated into the Week 12 Teacher Guide. The Day 4 VFT keeps its own student worksheet, quiz, and answer guidance inside the bundled VFT product files rather than duplicating them in the weekly guide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill this resource meet your needs?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/texas-state-history-grade-4-texas-maps-regions-landforms-week-1-full-curriculum\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTry the full week 1 curriculum - 100% FREE DOWNLOAD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eWhat students practice\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGovernment after independence:\u003c\/strong\u003e explain why winning a revolution did not automatically create a working republic and how a constitution and elected government helped organize the new country.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeadership and choices:\u003c\/strong\u003e compare priorities connected to Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar and explain how different decisions could change the Republic's direction.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoney and public problems:\u003c\/strong\u003e investigate debt, Republic currency, customs revenue, and the limits money problems placed on government choices.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLand, safety, and perspective:\u003c\/strong\u003e examine changing Republic policies, Cherokee land agreements and displacement, and the role of Republic-era rangers without reducing the story to a single viewpoint.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical geography:\u003c\/strong\u003e use map points, routes, rivers, government sites, battle locations, and preserved historic places as evidence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCause, effect, and transition:\u003c\/strong\u003e connect Revolution events, Republic decisions, Sam Houston's leadership, and the final transition out of the Republic period.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eThe five-day week\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDay 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dynamic History Stops 1-3 - the unfinished work after independence, building a government, and comparing leadership choices.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDay 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dynamic History Stops 4-6 - Republic debt and currency, land and safety conflicts, and choices about the Republic's future.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDay 3:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSam Houston \u0026amp; Republic of Texas\u003c\/em\u003e Readers Theater with performance support, five discussion themes, debrief clarifications, optional extensions, and a complete assessment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDay 4:\u003c\/strong\u003e the bundled 8-stop \u003cem\u003eFrom Revolution to Republic Virtual Field Trip\u003c\/em\u003e, moving from Fort Anahuac and Mission Concepción through Washington-on-the-Brazos, the Alamo, Fannin Battleground, the Runaway Scrape, San Jacinto, and the Star of the Republic Museum. The VFT's own worksheet, quiz, and answer guidance stay with the VFT files.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDay 5:\u003c\/strong\u003e review, discussion, and a complete standalone Week 12 final assessment focused on Republic-building evidence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eWhat's included\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDynamic History interactive module access with \u003cstrong\u003e6 guided stops and 19 auto-graded tasks\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStop-scoped map evidence tied directly to questions about government, leadership, money, land, safety, and the Republic's future.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e19-page Standard and 19-page Accessible Day 1 \u0026amp; 2 print-module companions with equivalent learning targets.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e29-page all-in-one \u003cem\u003eBuilding the Republic Week 12 Teacher Guide and Answer Key\u003c\/em\u003e with week-at-a-glance planning, Days 1-5 lesson guidance, Dynamic History support, Day 3 Readers Theater implementation and assessment, Day 4 VFT transition and pacing, Day 5 assessment, differentiation, discussion support, and complete answer guidance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e9-page \u003cem\u003eSam Houston \u0026amp; Republic of Texas\u003c\/em\u003e Readers Theater student script for Day 3, preserved as the approved source script.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDay 3 assessment with 10 vocabulary terms, 10 short-answer questions, 5 challenge questions, and a 20-question multiple-choice quiz.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplete Day 4 VFT package with 8 place-based stops, a 12-page VFT Teacher Guide, 20-slide student worksheet, 20-slide print worksheet, 2-page printable multiple-choice quiz, and answer guidance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDay 5 final assessment with 10 vocabulary terms, 10 short-answer questions, 5 challenge questions, and a 20-question multiple-choice quiz.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrintable assessment versions and self-grading Google Forms generated from the weekly Teacher Guide through the shared classroom folder.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplete model answers, direct answer keys, standards alignment, performance guidance, discussion prompts, VFT coordination notes, and teacher clarifications for simplified claims in the legacy Readers Theater.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Forms note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Self-grading Google Forms are cloud-native and are provided through the shared Google folder. 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