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Video clip from CSPAN “On the Road with the CSPAN School Bus: Military Outposts”

 Link: http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/162148-1

**Fort Mose**

An African American Community of Freedom []

This website is about a group of Americans who joined together to form Fort Mose’s Historical Society, which the U.S. Government confirmed as a National Historic Landmark in 1996. The goals of these citizens are for children all over the world to learn about the “hidden history of the American people” by offering educational programs. At this site children can find out the location of Fort Mose and its many connections to St. Augustine by merely clicking on the links of this webpage. I would use this site to introduce the concept of a historical society and its benefits to our world by uncovering the truth of American history. I would have the students research historical societies, and write to the societies about possible membership. I would then have the students privately vote on the society they would want to join for the school year. Our class would then join the society and participate in any accessible activities. This website would attraction the attention of fourth to fifth grade students. (qt. “hidden history of the American people”)

America's Black Colonial Fortress of Freedom []

This website tells an exciting story about an archeological dig at Fort Mose by Dr. Deagan a resident of the Florida Museum of Natural History. This website allows the student to take a step back into history by showing them unearthed artifacts found at Fort Mose. It allows the students to take a glimpse into the lives of escaped Carolina slaves and their grueling route to the freedom. This site will allow me to introduce the concepts of an archeology to students. It allows me to show students how to navigate a website archeology gallery. One of the activities, I would have the students perform is an archeology dig at approved site. I would ask permission from the St. John’s River Management to participate in an Indian mound survey. There the students would learn about the skills required by Dr. Deagan to unearth Fort Mose’s artifacts. Furthermore, I would ask the students to write a poem or story about the items unearth during the dig at Fort Mose. This website would be an exciting place for fourth to fifth grade students to extract important information about slavery. Title: Fort Mose: And the Story of the Man Who Built the First Free Black Settlement in Colonial America


 * Fort Christmas**

[|Fort Christmas Historical Park]
====This website is about Fort Christmas, which is a Florida for that is still here today and very close to us. Fort Christmas is located off of 50 just west of Brevard County. This website gives a brief summary of the Fort’s history and gives information for groups interesting in touring Fort Christmas. There is also information about events that take place at Fort Christmas. I would plan to take my class to visit Fort Christmas as a field trip. We would go to this website before going to Fort Christmas to find out about what we are about to see.====

Literature List

St. Augustine
This video talks about various military outposts in the U.S. but starts with Castillo De San Marcos. He explains what coquina rock is and how it played a vital role in protecting the fort. Only the first segment of the video will be shown during our unit.

Title: Voices from Colonial America: Florida 1513-182 Authors: Matthew C Cannavale Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books Publish Date: December 2006 ISBN-13: 978-079226409 “Readers follow all the action as French forces are massacred, St. Augustine is founded, and Spanish missionaries begin a 200-year effort to convert the Indians to Christianity. Eyewitness accounts help readers compare life during first Spanish then British rule and find out how Florida finally became part of the United States in  ﻿ 1821.” (Amazon.com product description)
 * Fort Mose**

Authors: [|Glennette Tilley]  Turner, Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Publish Date: September 1, 2010 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Fort Mose: And the Story of the Man Who Built the First Free Black Settlement in Colonial America //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">allows the student to learn about a brave man named Francisco Mendendez. Mendendez was born in African. The students will learn that Mendendez successfully with the help of Spain and regardless of resistance by England was able to establish the first settlement in American for free slaves. It was named Fort Mose after a Saint. The author recommends this book to students in the fourth to eighth grade range. This book would be excellent book to read during the study of Fort Mose. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> ISBN- 13: 978-0810940567

Title: __A History of Florida Forts: Florida’s lonely outposts__ Authors: A. M. De Quesada Publisher: History Press Publish Date: 2006 ISBN: 1-59629-104-4
 * Fort Christmas**

This is a book about the history of Florida’s forts. It has many pictures in it, making it appropriate to show in fourth grade. It has information about forts in the colonial era, the territorial era and Seminole war, the Civil War, and the Modern Era. I think that this book would be most interesting because it shows forts over the ages, and it gives students an idea of was and is and what is still standing today.

Title: __Fort Christmas: A Pictorial History__ (No Cover Picture Available) Authors: Fort Christmas Historical Society Publisher: Fort Christmas Historical Society Publish Date: 2006 ISBN: None available This book is a picture book of Fort Christmas which is a fort that still stands today just outside of Brevard County. This book shows many pictures from the fort both past and present. It would be a great visual aid for me to use when teaching about Florida forts.