The document discusses the Castillo de San Marcos fort in St. Augustine, Florida. It provides background on how the city of St. Augustine got its name and why earlier forts there did not last as long as the Castillo de San Marcos. Students are instructed to retell sections they read to partners and to write a letter or journal entry imagining they are a Native American helping to construct the fort, using vocabulary words and details from the text.

1. 4th Social Studies
12/2/13
What a Fort: The
Castillo de San
Marcos

2. Castillo de San Marcos

3. Words to Know
 Mortar – glue that makes
blocks stick together
 Quarry – to dig out stone from
the ground
 Bond – stick together
 Coquina – Stone made out of
little shells and sand

4. Let’s Find Out…Write your answers
on a sticky note as you read.
How did
St.
Augustine
get it’s
name?
Why didn’t
all of the
forts built
before the
Castillo de
San Marcos
last?

5. Day 2:
Retell your
partner what
just
happened in
the last
section that
you read.
How Do I
Retell?
 Think of the 5
W’s.
 Be specific –
look back in
the text if you
need to.

6. Day 3: Response
Rubric:
1. Correct format 5pts.
2. Proper Punctuation &
Capitalization 5pts.
3. Used at least 3
vocabulary words in
writing 10 pts.
4. Used 2-4 details from
the text to describe
experience 10 pts.
Total Possible Points: 40
 Imagine that you are a Native
American who has left your tribe
to venture to St. Augustine.
 You are headed there to help
construct the Castillo de San
Marcos.
 Either write a letter to your tribe,
or a journal entry describing
your first day/week of your
experience in St. Augustine.
 Use vocabulary and details from
the text in your writing.