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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Texas Economics, Politics, and Society

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the political, economic, and social influences that affected Fort Worth and Waco in the late 19th century. They chart the similarities and differences of Fort Worth and Waco on a Venn diagram, and analyze the various...
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Primary
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Exit Interview: Janet Reno

For Students 9th - 10th
Interview between Jim Lehrer and Janet Reno on her beliefs and thoughts on the Waco Branch Davidian incident of 1993.
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Article
Other

American Studies Today: Religious Cults in Twentieth Century America

For Students 9th - 10th
This article--written after the Branch Davidian incident in Waco, Texas--details the revived interest in American religious cults. The author defines "cult," looks at the anti-cult movement, and provides suggested readings.
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Article
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Revisiting Waco

For Students 9th - 10th
News article revisits the Waco incident in light of the Justice Department admitting "to using pyrotechnic devices at the compound."
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Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Lawrence Sullivan (Sul) Ross

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this short biography about Texas' nineteenth governor, and the president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now called Texas A&M University.