Lesson 9 Lesson 6

UNIT 9 –
LESSON 6
Francisco
Vasquez de
Coronado

Early Exploration of

North America

● I can listen to “Francisco Vasquez de Coronado”

and summarize facts about his explorations. [SL.3.4]

● I can identify areas Francisco Vasquez de

Coronado explored. [RI.3.7]

● I can categorize and organize facts about the

Spanish explorers based on reading and notes.

[W.3.8]

● I can write words using spelling patterns and rules

for words with the /oo/ sound. . [L.3.2f]

Today’s Learning Targets:

SPEAKING &
LISTENING

Lesson 6: Francisco Vasquez De

Coronado

We have been learning all about
early explorers and the lands that
they came upon, the people they
encountered, and the things they

found or were looking for.

Before we begin today, let’s review
what we’ve been learning so far.

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Trace the
voyage of

Hernando de
Soto (yellow

dots) and name

the places
along the
journey.

What are some disastrous events that have taken
place on the different expeditions so far?

the many conflicts with the different native
populations, resulting in many deaths on both
sides; mutinies taking place

Keeping in mind that the goal of the Spanish was to
conquer new lands, what have they conquered in
their explorations so far?

Even though the conquistadors were searching
for gold and found little to no gold, they claimed
a lot of land in honor of Spain and explored
areas that many Europeans had never before
seen.

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

In today’s read-aloud, you are going to

hear about a friar who traveled alongside
two explorers of the Southwest. A friar is a

man who is a member of a Christian

religious group, and who goes out into the
world to teach others about his beliefs. As

exploration continued and moved
westward on the North American

continent, explorers often recruited priests
and/or friars to come along with them on

their expeditions.

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

In previous lessons you learned that a priest is
a leader in the Christian religion. Usually, the

kings and queens who sponsored the explorers
or settlers in a colonization effort expected the

travelers to make an effort to change the

religious beliefs of the Native Americans to
Christianity. This was usually a part of the

sponsorship agreement. The Spanish believed

that teaching the Native Americans about

Christianity was helping them, but it was also a

way to gain control of them.

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

You will learn more about how

Europeans were bringing

changes to Native American ways

of life in the next read-aloud.

In today’s read-aloud, they are

also going to hear about an
explorer named Francisco

Vasquez de Coronado.

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Coronado and his crew

trekked approximately 4,000

miles in the southwestern
region of what is now the

United States, searching for

gold. It was a long, hard,

frustrating search.

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

What do you think made Coronado
think there was gold in this part of

North America?

You will learn more about this in the
read-aloud, but one important thing

to remember is that Coronado

believed there was even more gold in
this territory than in the Aztec Empire.

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

At the time Spanish

conquistadors came to the

Americas, this vast empire was

led by Moctezuma II (/mäk*t *zoo*m /),
emperor of the Aztec people. He
lived in an immense palace in the
city of Tenochtitlan (/t *näch*t¯et*län/),
the capital of the Aztec empire.

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Let’s preview some of
the vocabulary that
we will be reading
before we begin.

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

blazed -
marked or shown
by marking a path
or route

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

convert -
to change from one
form to another; to
change from one
religion to another

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

stunned -
very surprised or
shocked; can
sometimes mean
upset

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suspicious -
without trust;
causing questions or
doubt

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

As I read, listen carefully to

listen carefully to find out
why Francisco Vasquez de
Coronado may have thought

there was gold in the

southwest region of North

America.

Before Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Check for Understanding:

Who can tell me what a viceroy is?
a ruling representative for a king or

queen

Who remembers what happened

on the disastrous Narváez

expedition?

Exploring Florida, only 4 men out of

600 made it back to Mexico.

Check for Understanding:

Here is the

state of

new Mexico

on a U.S.

map

Check for Understanding:

Who can

point to the

state of
Texas on
the map?

Check for Understanding:

Which sentence is the best summary of today’s

lesson?

a.

Searching for golden cities, Coronado led an
expedition to the Americas, yet after
attacking the natives, he instead
“discovered” the Grand Canyon and the Rio
Grande.

b.

Coronado and his men admired the buffalo
on the Plains.

c.

Coronado lost a large sum of money that he
had invested in the expedition.

Answer: a

Were your predictions

correct about why

Francisco Vasquez de
Coronado went on an

expedition and where he
went? Why or why not?

After Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Describe the events as they occurred in this

read-aloud.

First, de Vaca told the viceroy, Mendoza, of the Seven
Cities of Cibola. Then, Mendoza sent Friar Marcos and

Estéban on an expedition. Estéban and Marcos

separated. Estéban ended up being killed and Marcos
returned to Mexico, claiming there was a city of gold,

but he lied about having seen it with his own eyes.
Coronado set off on his expedition 1 year later. On
Coronado’s long expedition, he and his men had

conflicts with natives, came across the massive Grand
Canyon, and saw the Great Plains with huge herds of
buffalo. In the end, the men of Coronado’s expedition

never found gold.

After Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

What would you say were Coronado’s
most important discoveries?

He and his men were the first
known Europeans to see the Grand
Canyon, explore the area along the
Colorado River, cross the Rio
Grande, and see the Great Plains
and the roaming buffalo.

After Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Expedition Log

We learned that explorers created
expedition logs of their journeys. In

the previous lesson, you created
your expedition log on different

explorers. Today your expedition log
will be about Francisco Vasquez de

Coronado’s expedition.

After Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Activity Page 6.1

Use the information heard in the
read-aloud and the images from

the read-aloud to help you
remember details about

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
and answer the questions on the

page independently. After you
write, you will draw a picture to

illustrate the information.

After Reading: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Word Work: Investigative

In the read-aloud you heard,
“In addition, a man named
Estéban, a slave who had
traveled with Cabeza de

Vaca . . . was recruited to go

along as a guide and

translator on their

investigative travels north.”

Word Work: Investigative

In the read-aloud you heard,
“In addition, a man named
Estéban, a slave who had
traveled with Cabeza de

Vaca . . . was recruited to go

along as a guide and

translator on their

investigative travels north.”

Word Work: Investigative

The word investigative
relates to a search for

information

Zhou’s natural curiosity

makes her a good

investigative reporter.

Word Work: Investigative

Have you ever taken part in

an investigative activity?

What was it? What

information were you trying

to find?

Be sure to use the word

investigative when you tell about it.

Word Work: Investigative

What part of speech is our

word?

investigative

Noun or Adjective

Word Work: Investigative

Sharing Activity

Turn to a partner and take turns

sharing ideas about what situations

might require you to use

investigative skills. I will call on one
or two of you to share your answers

with the class. Be sure to use the
word investigative in a complete

sentence when you share.

READING

Chapter 6: Coronado
Reports to the King

Before Reading: Coronado Reports to the King

Now you will be reading

Chapter 6, “Coronado Reports
to the King” in small groups or

partners.

Before we start reading let’s
review some of the vocabulary
that we will be reading in this

chapter.

plain -
a large, flat area of
land with no trees

Before Reading: Coronado Reports to the King

tan -
to turn animal skin
into leather using a
specific process

Before Reading: Coronado Reports to the King

barbarous -
wild, sometimes
violent

Before Reading: Coronado Reports to the King

humble -
respectful; not
thinking you are
better than others

Before Reading: Coronado Reports to the King

vassal -
a person who is
loyal and serves a
lord or king

Before Reading: Coronado Reports to the King

Before Reading: Coronado Reports to the King

Student Reader’s

1.

Now we will be rereading Chapter 6,
Coronado Reports to the King.

2.

Go to your table of contents and find
our reading for today and turn to it in
our books.

3.

You will be working through this
chapter and activity page Activity
Page 6.2 with a partner or small
group. We will discuss the chapter as
a whole group after reading.

Activity Page 6.2

As you are reading
with your partner or
group, complete the

activity page.

Reading: Coronado Reports to the King

In his letter to the king, Coronado says,
“The plains were full of cows.” What
animal were they actually?
buffalo

What did Coronado observe about the
natives called “Querechos”?
that they do not plant crops, but travel with the
buffalo; that they eat buffalo and make clothes
from the buffalo skin, and also live in tents
made of buffalo hide

After Reading: Coronado Reports to the King

What observation does Coronado share
with the king about the land in Quivira?
that it is the best he’s seen for producing
crops, and that it is well watered by springs
and rivers

Why do you think Coronado shares this
information with the king?
possibly to suggest that the Spanish colonize
the land to plant crops such as prunes,
grapes, mulberries, and nuts

After Reading: Coronado Reports to the King

WRITING

Lesson 6: Exploration

Chart

Activity Page 6.3

Let’s read the

directions together
and then go over the
headings for each

column.

Writing: Exploration Chart

Activity Page 6.3

Under the “Motivation”

column, answer one or both of

the questions that are

applicable:

● “Why did they explore?”

● “What were they looking

for?”

Writing: Exploration Chart

Activity Page 6.3

Under the “Interactions”

column, answer one or both of

the questions that are

applicable:

● “How did they treat the

natives?”

● “How did they treat their

crew?”

Writing: Exploration Chart

Activity Page 6.3

Under the e

“Achievements” column,

answer the question:

● “What were their

greatest

achievements?”

Writing: Exploration Chart

Activity Page 6.3

Now that you have all of

the parts completed,

share your answers with
a partner. Add any new

information that you
might not have had.

Writing: Exploration Chart

Activity Page 6.3

Compare and contrast

the explorers.

What did they have in

common?

How were they different?

Writing: Exploration Chart

Activity Page 6.3

We will be using this
activity page again in

the next lesson to
help you write your
opinions about the

explorers.

Writing: Exploration Chart

LANGUAGE

Lesson 6: Spelling

Language: Spelling

Today, you will be assigned

our next spelling words.

This week's words will be
reviewing the /oo/ sound

spelled ‘oo’, ‘eo’, ‘o’,and ‘o_e.’
Let’s read through our new

spelling words.

Language: Spelling

Language: Spelling

We have three

challenge words this

week! These are
words that are

“tricky” words. They
are used a lot but
don’t always follow

regular spelling

patterns.

This means that you
need to memorize

how they are spelled.

Language: Spelling

We have another

content word. This is
a word that is a little

harder than other

words and relates to
the content we are

learning about.

You are not
penalized for

spelling this word
incorrectly on the

test.

Language: Spelling

Now let’s go

through each word

and identify the
letters that make
the /oo/ sound .

and circle it in each

word.

On the next page
we will sort them
into their groups.

Language: Spelling

Find the ‘oo’ column and tell me a spelling word that has the

/oo/ sound spelled as ‘oo’.

‘oo’ > /oo/

‘ew’ > /oo/

‘o’ > /oo/

‘o_e’ > /oo/

groove
booth

kangaroo
balloon

toothache

Language: Spelling

Find the ‘ew’ column and tell me a spelling word that has the

/oo/ sound spelled as ‘ew’.

‘oo’ > /oo/

‘ew’ > /oo/

‘o’ > /oo/

‘o_e’ > /oo/

groove
booth

kangaroo
balloon

toothache

dewdrop
strewn
shrewd
newborn
chewing

threw

Language: Spelling

Find the ‘o’ column and tell me a spelling word that has the

/oo/ sound spelled as ‘o’.

‘oo’ > /oo/

‘ew’ > /oo/

‘o’ > /oo/

‘o_e’ > /oo/

groove
booth

kangaroo
balloon

toothache

dewdrop
strewn
shrewd
newborn
chewing

threw

whoever

undo

Language: Spelling

Find the ‘o_e’ column and tell me a spelling word that has

the /oo/ sound spelled as ‘o_e’.

‘oo’ > /oo/

‘ew’ > /oo/

‘o’ > /oo/

‘o_e’ > /oo/

groove
booth

kangaroo
balloon

toothache

dewdrop
strewn
shrewd
newborn
chewing

threw

whoever

undo

remove

disapprove

lose

movement
improve

Language: Spelling

Let’s practice!

I will call on a
person to read
any word on the
table. They have
to use the word in
a sentence. We’ll
keep going until
all words have

been used.

Take Home

Activity

Take home Activity
Page 6.4 to share

with a family member
and 6.5 to read to a

family member