The McFaddin-Ward House

100 Years of History

Introduction to Unit
- Introduction
- Letter to Teachers

Field Trip Information
   - Rules of the House
   - Program Objectives & TEKS Details
   - Field Trip Logistics

Lesson Plans & Resource Materials

Lesson 2 - Arriving in Texas   (Full Lesson)
   - Teacher Lesson Plans
   - Student Handout - Overview & Questions
   - Student Handout 2a Map of the United States (tracing how Austin, McFaddin, and French Families moved to Texas)
   - Student Handout 2b Map of the World (tracing how families of students moved to Texas)

Lesson 3 - The Evolution of the House (Full Lesson)
   - Teacher Lesson Plans
   - Student Handout - Overview & Questions
   - Student Handout 3a Early Texas Homes
   - Student Handout 3b Compare & Contrast Homes
   - Student Handout 3c Architectural Terms (Plantation Plain Style)
   - Student Handout 3d.pdf Architectural Terms (Beaux Arts Colonial / Southern Colonial)
   - Glossary

Lesson 4 - Tracing Ancestors (Full Lesson)
   - Teacher Lesson Plans
   - Student Handout - Overview & Questions
   - Student Handout 4a.pdf Mamie McFaddin's Family Tree
   - Student Handout 4b.pdf Avie French's Family Tree
   - Student Handout 4c.pdf Blank Family Tree
   - Student Handout 4d.pdf Letter from San Jacinto Battlefield
   - Student Handout 4e.pdf Old Letter & Records Concerning Mamie Louise McFaddin
   - Student Handout 4f.pdf 1900 US Cencus Record of John J. French's Family
   - Student Handout 4g.pdf 1880 US Cencus Record of John J. French's Family
   - Student Handout 4h.pdf John Jay French's Ledger
   - Student Handout 4i.pdf Letter to Mamie McFaddin about household renovations

Additional Information
TEKS Dovetail
Post Visit Questions
Teacher Evaluation
Student Evaluation
Bibliography
Test on Knowledge about the living history drama
"A Morning with the McFaddins" (answers) (blank)

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