Summarize contributions immigrant groups made to Florida.
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Examples may include, but are not limited to, language, food, art, beliefs and practices, literature, education, and clothing.
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 4
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved
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Related Access Points
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Access Point Title |
| SS.4.A.6.AP.2 | Identify contributions of immigrants to Florida. |
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Lesson Plan
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Description |
| The Cigar Industry Changes Florida: Photo Analysis: The Lector Reading to Workers | The cigar industry prospered in Florida during the early decades of the 20th century. A combination of factors caused the industry to decline, however, as time moved forward. Conflicts between organized labor and factory managers slowed production, while new machines were able to turn out cigars much faster and cheaper than the hand-rolling method. Demand for fine cigars decreased during the Great Depression, and by the end of World War II enough cigar factories had closed to make the industry less attractive for returning veterans. In this lesson students analyze and write from related primary source documents. |
Video/Audio/Animation
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Description |
| Portraits in Patriotism - Mel Martinez: Elementary School | Former U.S Senator and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Mel Martínez shares his journey to freedom in the United States. Mr. Martínez was part of Operation Pedro Pan in which unaccompanied Cuban children were sent to the United States to escape the newly formed communist regime of Fidel Castro. Before leaving Cuba, he spent time with his father who shared life lessons with his son. Mr. Martínez distinctly remembers the pilot announcing that they were in America. After moving around the state of Florida in settlement camps, Mr. Martínez was placed in foster care. After four years he and his family were reunited. Mr. Martínez helped his father become a veterinarian in the U.S and as a family they were highly active in the community. His family’s spirit of activism was the foundation of Mr. Martínez’s career as a public servant. He graduated from Florida State University Law School in 1973 and began his political career. He was appointed the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 2001 and became a United States Senator in 2005. |
