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American Legend: King of the Wild Frontier,
1835-2002
Student Assignment
Before this lesson, have students complete the Student Reading and view the Video Clip from The History Channel documentary, Boone and Crockett: The Hunter Heroes, in the corresponding Students Section of this Web site.
Classroom Activity
Have your students match the items in the right column of this page and also of the corresponding Student page from the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's exhibit, Sunrise in His Pocket: The Life, Legend and Legacy of Davy Crockett, with the following representations of Davy Crockett:
A) Hunter-hero
B) Indian fighter
C) Common man
D) Hero of the Alamo
E) King of the wild frontier
View and print the corresponding Classroom Worksheet.
DiscussionDiscuss which representations of Crockett have been most widely portrayed in popular culture. How historically accurate are these representations?
Email the Experts
After this lesson, ask students to submit questions that they would like to ask the experts. Their questions might be about a specific event, legend, or artifact. Before, during, or immediately after the live Webcast, Email the Experts the most thoughtful or most frequently asked questions.
Extended Activities
1. Do the Artifact Study created by the education team at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
2. Evaluate selected segments from Disney's 1955 motion picture Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier for historical accuracy. For help choosing clips, refer to William Chemerka's book, The Davy Crockett Almanac and Book of Lists, which lists Fess Parker's Top 10 Most Memorable Scenes from the movie.
3. Have students create a timeline of important events in U.S. history that occurred during the 1950s. In light of these events, ask students to interpret why Davy Crockett might have become such a popular figure during this decade of the 20th century.
4. Ask students to explain, in an essay or oral presentation, why Davy Crockett became an American hero, and why he has remained a popular figure over time. Remind students to review the Student Readings and Videos from each Students Section of this Web site.
Standards TEKS for Social Studies:
6th Grade: 18B-C; 21A-E, 22A-E
7th Grade: 21A-G; 22A-D
8th Grade: 30A-G
National Standards for U.S. History:
Historical Thinking Standards 1A-G; 2A-F, H; 3A-J; 4 A-D for Eras 4 & 9
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These items are part of Sunrise in His Pocket: The Life, Legend and Legacy of Davy Crockett, Temporary Exhibit at The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, March 2 - August 18, 2002.
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