If a stack of recent magazines are available, do a Travis look-alike collage. Have students cut and paste pictures of men that they think look like Travis. During the exercise show them a picture of Travis and have have them discuss his facial features and what these features may indicate about his personality. This can be an enclosed area with a crawl-through entry and enough space to hold a few students. Place books on history inside the fort along with other materials for browsing, and try to create the feeling that the fort is a special place.
Students can go there before class or when their work is done.
Then place a name tag with a character from history on the student's back. For a Travis lesson, names could include Crockett, Travis, Santa Anna, etc., or other characters from American history. The game can also be played in small groups with a set of tags for each group. In this case, a tag is placed on the back of each student in the group, and the group members then interact among themselves to guess the names. A student cannot see his or her own tag, but others can read it.