A Land Remembered | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Miami, Florida - This is a metropolitan city in southeastern Florida famous for its beaches and mix of ethnic cultures.

Everglades - This is a swampy wetlands area in south central Florida.

Big Cypress Swamp - This is the area inhabited by the Seminole Indians in southern Florida.

Pay-Hay-Okee - This is the great marsh area near the Seminole Indian village located in southern Florida.

St. Johns River - This river runs southward parallel to the east coast of Florida.

Hammock - This is an isolated area typically overgrown with vegetation where the...
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