GRADE:4
LEARNINGGOAL:
1. ThestudentswillexplainhowindividualsinGoodwood’shistorycontributedtothegrowthofthecommunity.
2. ThestudentswillrecognizenoteworthystructuresontheGoodwoodpropertyandexplaintheirsignificance.
MATERIALSANDRESOURCES:
1. “TheHistoryofGoodwoodMuseumandGardens”2. ComprehensionQuestions3. ShortVirtualTourofGoodwood(video)locatedathttps://youtu.be/jgFa6P7rFAc4. StudentHandoutforVirtualTourofGoodwood5. PowerPointofBuildingsatGoodwood,ifneededtohelpwithvirtualtour6. MapofGoodwoodMuseum
SUGGESTEDTEACHINGTIME:60-75minutes
1. Passout“TheHistoryofGoodwoodMuseumandGardens.”2. Reviewvocabularytermspriortoreadingthearticle.3. Directstudentstoreadthearticlesilently.4. Tellstudentstoanswercomprehensionquestionsthataccompanythestoryindividuallyorin
pairs/smallgroups.5. Discusstheanswerstothecomprehensionquestionsasaclass.6. Providestudentswiththevirtualtourhandout.7. ShowthevirtualtourofGoodwoodtotheclass.Ifneeded,showpicturesofbuildingsin
PowerPoint.Notesareprovidedforeachbuilding.8. Directstudentstowritedownaninterestingfactforthesixstructuresonthevirtualtour
handout.Whentheshortvideoisfinished,askstudentstosharetheirresponses.9. Foraculminatingactivity,askstudentstowriteaparagraphexplainingwhymuseumslike
Goodwoodshouldbepreservedandmaintainedforfuturegenerations.Directstudentstousetextevidencetosupporttheirreasons.
10. OptionalActivity:UsetheattachedmapofGoodwoodtoidentifyandlabelsomeofthestructuresidentifiedinthearticleandvirtualtour.
BlendedLives
TheMakingofOurCommunity
Lesson4 GoodwoodMuseumandGardens
PRIMARYSTANDARDSADDRESSEDINLESSON:
SocialStudiesSS.4.A.1.1 Analyzeprimaryandsecondaryresourcestoidentifysignificant
individualsandeventsthroughoutFloridahistory.SS.4.A.1.2 SynthesizeinformationrelatedtoFloridahistorythroughprintand
electronicmediaSS.4.A.4.1 ExplaintheeffectsoftechnologicaladvancesonFlorida.SS.4.A.6.3 DescribethecontributionsofsignificantindividualstoFlorida.LanguageArts
LAFS.4.RI.1.1 Refertodetailsandexamplesinatextwhenexplainingwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyandwhendrawinginferencesfromthetext.
LAFS.4.RI.1.2 Determinethemainideaofatextandexplainhowitissupportedbykeydetails;summarizethetext.
LAFS.4.RI.1.3 Explainevents,procedures,ideas,orconceptsinahistorical,scientific,ortechnicaltext,includingwhathappenedandwhy,basedonspecificinformationinthetext.
LAFS.4.RI.2.4 Determinethemeaningofgeneralacademicanddomain-specificwordsorphrasesinatextrelevanttoagrade4topicorsubjectarea.
LAFS.4.RI.3.7 Interpretinformationpresentedvisually,orally,orquantitatively(e.g.,incharts,graphs,diagrams,timelines,animations,orinteractiveelementsonWebpages)andexplainhowtheinformationcontributestoanunderstandingofthetextinwhichitappears.
LAFS.4.RI.3.8 Explainhowanauthorusesreasonsandevidencetosupportparticularpointsinatext.
LAFS.4.W.3.8 Recallrelevantinformationfromexperiencesorgatherrelevantinformationfromprintanddigitalsources;takenotesandcategorizeinformation,andprovidealistofsources.
Vocabularyfor“TheHistoryofGoodwoodMuseumandGardens”
1. territory-anorganizedpartofacountrythatisnotyetastate2. extravagant–expensive,costingtoomuchmoney3. deceased–dead4. Confederatearmy-DuringtheCivilWar,elevensouthernstateslefttheUnitedStates
andformedtheirowncountry.Theelevenstatesdependedonagricultureandusedslavelabortosupportit.
5. CivilWar–awarthattookplacebetween1861and1864betweensouthernandnorthernstateswhocouldnotagreeovertheissueofslaveryandstate’srights
6. transformed–changedmanytimesforthebetterasinrenovations7. plantation-anestateonwhichcropssuchascoffee,sugar,andtobaccoarecultivated
byresidentlabor.DuringtheCivilWar,theestatesweresupportbyslavelabor.8. estate–houses,buildings,farmland,andwoodsthatsurroundthegardensandgrounds
ofalargepropertysuchasacountryhouseormansion9. lavish–over-the-toporcostingtoomuchmoney;extravagant10. NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces-officiallistofourcountry'shistoricbuildings,
districts,sites,structures,andobjectsworthpreservingandsaving
TheHistoryofGoodwoodMuseumandGardens
AdaptedfromTheSeasonsofGoodwood:TheUnfoldingStoryofaTreasuredSouthernMansionasHome
Inthe1800’s,theUnitedStateswasayoungcountrywithonlysixteenstates,butmanyofitscitizenshopedtoexpandintonewlands,includingtheFloridaterritory.OneoftheseindividualswaslawyerandplanterHardyCroom,whopurchasedlandinwhatwenowknowasTallahassee.In1837,HardyleftSaratoga,NewYork,withhiswifeandthreechildren,butastormoffthecoastofCapeHatteras,NorthCarolina,broughtahurricanethattookthelivesofeveryoneonboard.
Afterthetragedy,Hardy’sgrievingbrotherBryaninheritedthelandandconstructedahomethatbecameknownasGoodwoodPlantation.DuringthattimeintheSouth,whitelandownersusedslavelabortoconstructbuildings,farmtheland,andmaintainhouseholds.BryanCroomwasnoexception.SlaveslaboredoveraperiodofyearstoconstructtheBigHousewhereCroom’sfamilylived.Atitslargest,Goodwoodwasapproximately8,000acresinsizewithaslaveworkforceofaround200.
BryanCroomwentontocreateanextravaganthomeforhisfamily,shippingthefinestwood,fabric,artwork,andhousewaresfromEngland.Bryanalsoaddedadditionalbuildingstothepropertyincludingthekitchenandseveralcottages.
ForslaveswholivedandworkedonGoodwood,lifewasverydifficult.MosesCrooms,whowasaslaveatGoodwoodinthe1800’s,tookthelastnameofhisoldmasterandaddedan“s”totheendofthename,likemanyotherformerslavesdidaftertheCivilWar.WhilelivingatGoodwood,MosesmarriedDaphne,whowasalsoaslave.ThecoupleeventuallyleftGoodwoodandhelpedestablishanAfrican-AmericancommunityinOrlandonamedJamestown.Theirchildrenandgrandchildrenwentontobecomesuccessfulcitizens,workingasministers,acarpenter,andaneducator.WhileslaverywasarealityformanyAfrican-AmericansduringGoodwood’searlyyears,thedetermination,strongwill,andcharacterofmanyformerslaveslikeMosesandDaphneshapedanddefinedFloridainyearstocome.
Afteralonglegalbattlewithhisdeceasedbrother’smother-in-lawHenriettaSmith,BryanCroomlostGoodwoodandrelocatedtoAlabama.Mrs.SmithsoldmostofthepropertyandtheslaveswhoworkedtheretoTallahasseemerchantSusanBranchHopkinsin1858.
WhentheCivilWarstartedin1861,Mrs.HopkinssupportedtheConfederatearmybymakinguniformsandflags,preparingfood,andraisingmoney.Whenthewarendedin1864,Mrs.Hopkinscouldnolongermaintaintheextravagantlifestylesheonceenjoyed.Withoutslavelaborforcottonproduction,HopkinsstruggledtomeetthemortgageandwasforcedtosellmostofthepropertytoDr.andMrs.WilliamLambArrowsmithfromEngland.
Goodwoodchangedownersmanytimesovertheyears,butitwasFannyTierswhotransformedGoodwoodfromaplantationoftheOldSouthtoacountryestate.ShefrequentlyinvitedhernorthernfriendstojoinherforextendedvisitstoescapethecoldwintersinNewJersey.WhenMrs.Tiersfirstpurchasedtheproperty,itwas160acresofvegetablegardens,chickenyards,pecangrovesandwoodland.Fanny,whowasenormouslywealthy,modernizedGoodwoodbyaddingbathrooms,electricity,anewkitchen,abutler’spantry,andascreenedsideporch.Herotherprojectsincludedtheconstructionofacarriagehouse,laundrybuilding,tenniscourts,skatingrink,andapoolwithacoverthatalsoservedasadancefloor.OneofthemostimportantdevelopmentsduringFanny’sownershipofGoodwoodwastheconstructionofawatertower,whichhadadirectpipelinetothelaundryhouseandgreatlyincreasedwaterpressureforthedemandsmadebyMrs.TiersandherguestsAlloftheseoriginalstructuresremainonthepropertytoday.
WhenFannybeganhermassivemakeoveroftheGoodwoodEstate,localpeopleseeingthevastsumsofmoneybeingspent,begancallingherthe"RichestWomaninAmerica."Itwasnotanaccuratestatement,butherfortunedidmakeitpossibletocreatealavishestate.In1924,FannyTierssoldGoodwoodandmovedtoParis.OtherownersfollowedFanny,butshecontributedthemostinmodernizingtheproperty.
ItwasownerTomHoodwhoseworkresultedinGoodwoodearningaplaceontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.HeoftensaidthatGoodwoodwas“tooprecioustosell,tooexpensivetokeep.”Thankstohisefforts,Goodwoodisnowamuseum.AvisittoGoodwoodtodayprovidesguestswithauniqueglimpseofhistoryandthepeoplewhoshapedtheTallahasseecommunity.
ComprehensionQuestionsforReading(1) WhydidHardyCroompurchasethepropertywenowknowasGoodwoodMuseum
andGardens?
(2) Howdidhisbrother,Bryan,cometobetheownerofGoodwood?
(3) Whatimportantideaisdiscussedinthesecondparagraph?Usedetailsand
evidencefromthetexttosupportyouranswer.
(4) WhatdidMrs.HopkinsdotosupporttheConfederatearmyduringtheCivilWar?
(5) WhywasMrs.HopkinsforcedtosellGoodwoodtoDr.andMrs.Arrowsmith?
(6) WhatdoesparagraphfourrevealaboutformerslavesduringtheperiodaftertheCivilWar?Usetextevidencetosupportyouranswer.
(7) WhyisFannyTierssignificantinthestoryofGoodwood?Whatweresomeofhermajorcontributionsandwhatwastheimpact?
(8) WhatdidTomHooddotopreservetheGoodwoodproperty?
Map of Goodwood Museum and Gardens Directions:Asyouviewthevirtualtour,writethenameofthebuildingsandstructuresonthelines.UsedifferentcolorsforthedifferentownerswhoaddedtoGoodwood.
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