As Jack only attended 15 minutes of yesterday's class, we picked up where we left off in our study of the Seminole tribe. I asked Jack to read a ReadWorks passage entitled, "The Mound Builders and the Seminole," which discussed how some groups of Native Americans have descended from the Mound. Jack was encouraged to note the most important details in the article. We learned that members of the Seminole Nation are an example of a surviving Native American nation of Mound builders. He used his inferential reasoning skills to answer a questions. When he read that they live in present-day Florida and Oklahoma, I pointed out how many nearby communities have the word Seminole in their name in efforts to facilitate an even greater connection to the lands on which we live here in Florida. Jack then was prompted to answer additional questions about the article for me to assess his synthesis and integration of the material.