Module 7-Florida-Social Studies 4A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will identify 3 countries who ruled Florida before it became a territory, describe life under Spanish rule, and make a recording explaining who the Seminole tribe is, and the causes and effects of the Seminole Wars. Students will learn about the Spanish American War and explain how Florida became a U.S. territory.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Before Florida Was a State	scissors glue pen or pencil
2	Spanish Rule	crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
3	Seminole Wars	audio recording software (computer, phone, tablet, etc.) pen or pencil
4	Spanish-American War	pen or pencil;
5	Florida Becomes a U.S. Territory	pen or pencil;

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Before Florida Was a State	Identify three countries that ruled Florida before it became a U.S. territory.
2	Spanish Rule	Describe life under Spanish rule.
3	Seminole Wars	Make a recording explaining who the Seminole tribe is and the causes and effects of the Seminole Wars.
4	Spanish-American War	Give ten facts about the Spanish-American War.
5	Florida Becomes a U.S. Territory	Explain how Florida became a U.S. territory.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Vocabulary Words
Florida territory state rule country Spain Spanish Seminole Indians war army United States	Evolution Ruled Regained Prediction Strict Printing press Seminole Everglades Deceptive Battle Ship Rough Riders Treaty of Paris Adams-Onis Treaty Cede Paragraph

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	Before Florida Was a State	6	Florida’s Timeline
2	Spanish Rule	6	Create a Mini Book
3	Seminole Wars	7	Breaking News!
4	Spanish-American War	7	Top Ten List
5	Florida Becomes a U.S. Territory	6	How-To Paragraph

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
Before Florida Was a State	What countries controlled Florida before it became a state? What Spanish Explorer discovered Florida?
Spanish Rule	What was the first European Settlement in the U. S. What was life like in Florida during the time Spain ruled over the land? What is a printing press?
Seminole Wars	Who were the Seminole Indians? What were the causes of the First Seminole War? What was the cause of the Second Seminole War?
Spanish-American War	What were the reasons the Spanish-American War took place? What is the Treaty of Paris?
Florida Becomes a U.S. Territory	How did Florida become a territory of the United States?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
Florida Becomes a U.S. Territory	Adams-Onis Treaty	Who signed the Adams-Onis Treaty? When and where was the treaty signed? What did the United States get from this Treaty? What did Spain get from this treaty? Why was this treaty necessary?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	The Seminole Wars (Rebellions, Revolts, and Uprisings)	Ellis Roxburgh
2	Escape to the Everglades	Edwina Raffa	850L
3	Roosevelt's Rough Riders: Fearless Cavalry of the Spanish-American War	Brynn Nicole Baker

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

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