After leaving the hospitality of Herr Schumann in Victoria, Mina and her father continue to journey to their final destination.  They encounter many obstacles along the way, unwanted night visitors, Indians,  and exhaustion.  Upon arrival in Fredericksburg Mina's father and many neighbors cooperate to build cabins for each of the families. As the chapter closes, Mina faces her final challenge of her father leaving her with neighbors  to work.  

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  • Lipan Apache Indian Study - In this online study you will discover information about the Lipan Apache Indian tribe using Internet resources.
  • Log Cabin Illustrations - In this online activity you will be given information about building log cabins and then utilize the information to illustrate your own log cabin.
Activity TEKS Number Katy Objective Number Objective Description
Lipan Apache Indian Study LA 4.10H LA 4.02.5.8 Draw inferences such as conclusions or generalizations and support them with text evidence and experience.
LA 4.10E LA 4.02.5.5 Use the text’s structure or progression of ideas such as cause and effect or chronology to locate and recall information.
LA 4.11A LA 4.02.6.1 Offer observations, make connections, react, speculate, interpret, and raise questions in response to texts.
SS 4.1A SS 4.02.2.1 Identify early Native-American groups including Caddo, Karankawa, Coahuiltecan, Apache, Jumano, and Aztec, and describe the regions in which they lived.
SS 4.1A2 SS 4.02.2.2 Identify select Native-American Indians in the West, Southwest, East, Plains and Woodlands, and describe the regions in which they lived.
SS 4.1B SS 4.02.2.3 Compare the ways of life (food, shelter, clothing, economics, culture, location) of the selected early Texas Native American Tribes. 
Log Cabin Illustrations  SS 4.1A SS 4.02.2.1 Identify early Texas Native-American groups including Caddo, Karankawa, Coahuiltecan, Apache, Jumano and Aztec, and describe the regions in which they lived.
SS 4.1B SS 4.02.2.3 Compare the ways of life (food, shelter, clothing, culture, location) of these early Texas Native-American tribes.
Online Quiz LA 4.10E,F LA 4.02.5.6 Comprehend on a literal level by recognizing and recalling stated main ideas, details, sequence of events
  LA 4.10H LA 4.02.5.8 Draw inferences such as conclusions or generalizations and support them with text evidence and experience