Mission Project

Introduction

In California the late 1700’s to early 1800’s was an exciting time in history. Spain wanted to control California, so soldiers were sent over to build Presidios to protect the land they wanted to control. Meanwhile the Missionaries, particularly Junipero Serra, began building Missions throughout California. Can you imagine having your peaceful life disturbed as the Spanish move in? In this project you will choose the role of either a Native American or a Missionary and learn about life in early California.

You are taking a journey back in time to when California was being settled by the Spanish. You are to take on the perspective of either a Native American or a Missionary and conduct your research using this point of view.  You will draw a picture of yourself as that character. This drawing will include a written description of you on the back of the drawing.  You will write & illustrate 10 Post Cards documenting what is happening around you.  All your writing should SHOW not tell.  Project will include a bibliography.  You will create a folder for your project.

A completed project will have (check off each item as you complete it):

____Designed folder ____Character drawing ____Character description (on back of drawing) ____10 Post cards with pictures and writing on each (tied together) ____Bibliography sheet

Place the character drawing, post cards, and bibliography into the folder and turn in your project by the due date assigned by your teacher.

Some Suggested Resources to get you started:

http://library.thinkquest.org/3615 http://missions.bgmm.com http://home.earthlink.net/~boytan/kids http://www.cuca.k12.ca.us/lessons/missions/mission.html http://www.escusd.k12.ca.us/mission_trail/sandiego/sdnatives.html http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/missions 1 Process: Choose either the role of a Native American or a Missionary

Character Drawing & Description: 1. Create a detailed character drawing. The drawing must be neat, colorful, and done by hand. 2. Write a detailed description of you as the character. a. What is your name? b. Are you male or female? c. How old are you? d. Are you by yourself or do you have a family? e. How did you get to the mission? f. Any other relevant information about you.

Post Cards: Write to a friend or family member, not at the mission. Be sure that your post cards are dated during the Mission Era. Below are some ideas that you can include on your post cards. You may include other information also. The drawing on each post card should be an illustration of what is written on the reverse side of the post card. 1. Describe where you live: a. Describe where you live, have you moved into the mission? Which one? b. Describe the mission, the crops grown there, and to whom they are sold. c. How long have you been at the mission? 2. Typical Daily Schedule: a. What time do you get up and go to bed? b. What time do you have meals? c. How long do you work at your task/job? d. If you have personal time, what do you do? e. Do you attend church services? 3. Job or Task Description: a. What jobs or tasks have you been trained to do? b. Do you like your job/task? 4. Feelings: a. How do you feel about the direction your life has taken? b. How are you treated? c. How do you treat others?

Resources Used (Bibliography): 1. Keep a typed list of all the websites, reference books, textbooks, etc. that you use to gather your information. 2. Include the typed list in your project folder.

Folder: You will design a folder for your project. Draw the mission in which you have chosen to live on the front cover (a drawing on the back cover is optional). Your drawing should be done by hand, be colorful, and neat.

2 Bibliography Guidelines

1. What is a bibliography?

A bibliography is an alphabetical list of the sources – books, magazines, encyclopedias, Internet, etc. – that were used to prepare your work.

2. Why do you need a bibliography?

You need a bibliography to acknowledge the sources used to prepare your work, to give your readers information to identify and consult, and to make sure your work is accurate.

Name of author/s (surname, first name) Year of publication, Title, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Example:

Adams, Patsy 1978, The Anzacs, Nelson, Melbourne. Handke, & Pond, K.R. 1996, Raising seed capsules in leather, Mutton and Mutton, New York. Murrell, J.N., Kettle, S.F.A. & Tedder, J.M. 1965, Valence Theory, Wiley, London.

*Note: Where no author is known enter the work in your bibliography under the title with the year following.

MAGAZINES

Name of author/s Year of publication, ‘Title of article’, Magazine name, Month/volume/issue number, Page number/s.

Example:

Ellis, Rennie 1989, ‘Istanbul constantly noble’, Australian Gourmet with Traveller, April, p. 66.

Podgrove, D.F. 1995, ‘Excusing violence: crimes of passion’, Psychology Today, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 27-30.

3 ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Title Year of publication, Publisher, Place of Publication. Volume number., Page numbers.

Example:

The World Book Encyclopedia 1995, 14th edn, Field Enterprises Corp., Chicago, vol. 3, pp. 189-192.

INTERNET

Name of author/s Year of publication, Title [On-line] Internet address, Date of access.

Example:

Mudmore, Digby 1997, The Jutemen of South Borneo[On-line] http://www.quety.marl.com/herv3bo.~citg 12 Nov. 1997.

Garstang and Boutros [On-line] 1997. http://cintra.edu.au, 12 Nov. 1997.

*Note: Where no author is known add [On-line] after the title, followed by the date.

Points to remember

. Indent the second line of a reference in order to make the author’s name or title clear. Make the indenting consistent throughout the bibliography.

. Get into the habit of writing down the bibliographic details as soon as you decide that a resource will be useful.

. When in doubt ask for help.

Sample Bibliography

Mudmore, Digby 1997, The Jutemen of South Borneo[On-line] http://www.querty.marl.com/herv3bo.~citg 12 Nov. 1997.

Murrell, J.N., Kettle, S.F.A. & Tedder, J.M. 1965, Valence Theory, Wiley, London.

Podgrove, C.F. 1995, ‘Excusing violence: crimes of passion’, Psychology Today, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 27-30.