In this module students will learn about Spanish and French explorers who came to Florida from 1513 - 1565. This module will be taught after the introduction of Florida's early Native Americans. Over the course of two weeks, students will learn about European explorers and their influence on Florida's history. Students will be exposed to six explorers who came to Florida and their motivations (God, Gold, and Glory) for their expeditions.
This module will begin their journey of learning about Florida's early history and the effects of Spanish, French, and British rule.
Teachers may choose to have students create an "Explorers Journal" to gather all notes and documents throughout the module. If this is the case, students would glue all documents into their journal during each mini-task and take notes within the journal.
During the Reading Process, the teacher will first model the process from Annotation to Note Taking to Enhancing Comprehension with the Ponce de Leon article. Students will then complete the same process for each of the other articles in the following order: Panfilo de Narvaez, Hernando de Soto, Jean Ribault, Pedro Menendez.
Depending on students' experience with opinion writing, the teacher may need to do more or less of the modeling and lesson scaffolding.
