California Mission Project: Due Dates!!!!!

California Missions Project

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

My Mission: ___________________________________________________________________________

           You will be researching one of California’s missions, writing a report about it, creating a project related to it and making a presentation to the class. This is a big project but will be done in small pieces over the course of several weeks. Please note the due dates below to keep on track.

Due Dates:

Research for Report (done in class and at home) ____January 20, 2017_________________________

Written Report (started in class) __January 27th___________________________________________

Project Approved by: __January 12th______________   Project (done at home) _February 16^th _____

Presentation (prepared at home, presented in class) __February 17th___________________________

Written Report:

We will do a rough draft in class first (printing) and the final copy should be printed neatly, done in cursive or typed.The report will include the following:

1. Cover including the mission’s name, your name, the due date, and a picture of the  

  mission (either hand drawn or a photo).

2. Map: I will be giving you a map page. You will need to color this map and label it.

   You must include your mission, and our city.

3. The written report needs to have one (or two) well written paragraph(s) for

   each of the following topics:

·         Founding: date founded, where it is located, why the site was chosen, people important to founding

·         History: Was it always a mission or was it a hospital etc., what Native Americans did there, major crops, earthquakes (???), rebuilding dates

·         Description: major features, number and types of buildings, building material (adobe, wood)

·   Present Day: what is it like today, what it is used for, who manages it, how much of the original structure remains

4. Bibliography which includes at least 1 book or encyclopedia, and 2 internet sources.

Mission Project:

       You will complete your mission project entirely at home. There are lots of possibilities for projects so choose one that sounds fun to you! You may even come up with an idea of your own. Your project idea must be approved by the date above. See the list of Mission Project Suggestions for ideas.

Presentation:

     You will share your project with the class and tell the class a few important/interesting things about your mission. You may not read your report but need to tell us the information in your own words. Please practice this several times at home so you are comfortable with it. Your presentation should be timed at home and should be between 5 – 7 minutes.    

Mission Project Suggestions

1. Build a mission. NO STORE BOUGHT KITS ALLOWED!

2. Tour a mission and create a video tour explaining the parts of the mission, its history and its present day use. Show this to the class.

3. Compare 2 California missions.

4. Pretend you are Father Serra and write a diary of your journey through California.

5. Pretend you are a soldier at a Presidio and describe your life there.

6. Create a book of poetry with missions as your subject. Include at least 6 forms of poetry.

7. Pretend you are an Indian. Write an autobiography about your life before and after the Spanish came to California.

8. Make puppets and present a short puppet show about mission life.

9. Make a pamphlet or brochure about the mission.

10. Write a play dealing with missionaries and Indians. Present it to the class.

11. Make a picture book about a mission, drawing the illustrations and writing the text.

12. Make a musical instrument, used at California missions, out of natural resources.

13. Create a diorama of a mission. Include the structures and surrounding landforms.

14. Research the food eaten at a mission and prepare a recipe from this time period. Bring it to class to share. Create a mission cookbook with at least four recipes.

15. Create a PowerPoint of your mission, highlighting the parts of the mission, its history and present day use.

16. Your own idea?

Mission Project Grading

Mission projects will be given four different grades:

1. Written Report (writing grade)

2. Written Report (social studies grade)

3. Project (social studies grade)

4. Presentation (speaking standard/oral language grade)

Projects will be graded for completeness, neatness, and overall effort shown.

TIPS:

1. Do your best!

2. Use your time wisely in class. The more you complete there, the less homework you will have.

3. Check and double-check your work for capitals, periods, correct spelling, neatness, etc.

4. Stay ahead of the due dates. Don’t wait too long to get started.