Exploring Cowboys: History, Vocabulary, and Illustrations

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Dive into a lesson about cowboys with images and objectives highlighting historical events, vocabulary, and activities like KWL charts and drawing. Learn about boomtowns, ghost towns, vaqueros, and swindlers. Discover Patricia Harris' historic achievement as the first African American U.S. ambassador to Belgium in 1965.

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Good Morning! Today is October 6, 2015.

Do Now -You received a handout with a KWL chart on the bottom. -You will fill out the K column for what you already know about cowboys -You will fill out the W column for any questions you have about cowboys.

Objective By the end of the class, I will be able to: 1) Complete a "KWL" chart on cowboys and cowhands. 2) Draw an illustration of what a cowboy might look like and compare to visuals in the text 3) Work with a partner to complete vocabulary word squares for key chapter terms

This Day in History October 6 1965 - Patricia Harris takes post as U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, becoming the first African American U.S. ambassador.

Vocabulary of the Day Boomtown a town that has a sudden burst of economic or population growth Ghost town a deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants Vaqueros a cowboy that came from Mexico Swindler - a person who steals by means of deception