Teacher Name Tino Barajas, “Latin American History”

& Lesson Plan Title:

TEKS: 113.43.c.1.A: The student understands how geography and spatial diffusion
TEKS influenced events in the past and helped shape the present.

Students will…

Analyze significant events that influenced migration patterns and cultural diffusion
Learning Objectives:
Interpret and compare maps from before and after the Spanish arrival to the
Americas
Evaluate primary sources to learn about the Aztec Empire

How did European exploration impact the physical and human geography of Latin
Essential Question(s): America?

Students will listen and analyze the following:

The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation| Crash Course World History #25l
(0:00-5:05) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjhIzemLdos
Resources/Materials:
Latin American History PPT

Excerpts from Hernan Cortes’ Cartas y Relaciones de Hernan Cortés al Emperador

Carlos V (Letters to King Charles V)

Bell Ringer: Multiple Choice question and review of question Time: 7

min

Time: 12
Latin American History Lesson min

Procedure:

The Spanish Empire Video

Time: 5
min

1. Explain “Hernan Cortes’ Letters” Assignment and model first

question
2. Explain the Exit Ticket
Time: 10
min
 Students work on finishing up their “Hernan Cortes’ Letters”
Assignment
Time: 35
mins

Time: 5
Exit Ticket (Austin HS Mock Presidential Election)
min

Closure Students submit completed “Hernan Cortes’ Letters” Assignment