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The 22 nd California Mission

The 22 nd California Mission. Project Created by Buck Institute for Education Slides by Stacy Upton. What Do You Know about the California Missions?. Driving Question. How can we choose a good location and design for a new California mission?. What Do We Need to Know?.

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The 22 nd California Mission

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  1. The 22nd California Mission Project Created by Buck Institute for Education Slides by Stacy Upton

  2. What Do You Know about the California Missions?

  3. Driving Question How can we choose a good location and design for a new California mission?

  4. What Do We Need to Know? • What is a mission? • Where is Alta California? • Why were missions built? What were they used for? • What are the “historic goals” in California? • Why is this “urgent”? • Where are the other missions located? • What buildings are in a mission? • What does a mission look like?

  5. Project Details You will work on your own and in a team. • Research • Location and map • Design and layout • Persuasive letter • Presentation

  6. Step One • Research California Mission history. • Find answers to our “Need to Know” questions.

  7. Reasons for Missions • To establish ownership of Northern California • To convert the native people of the area to Christianity • To discourage Russian, American and English colonization • To expand the Spanish Empire • To provide fresh provisions for the Manila galleons (proved a port)

  8. Step Two • Research the geographical needs of a mission. • Complete “What’s a Good Place?” • Due Friday, December 14.

  9. Revisit Driving Question How can we choose a good location and design for a new California mission?

  10. Step Three • Create a large GROUP map to show the location of your mission. Include: Mountains, rivers, lakes Compass rose Location of all missions Presidios Color • Write a paragraph explaining why you chose that location. • Due Thursday, December 20.

  11. Step Four • Research mission architecture and layouts. • Each student makes two sketches: • a church façade of your mission • a floor plan of the buildings and grounds. • Due January 9.

  12. Step Five • Combine all team members’ sketches to create one floor plan and one church façade sketch of your mission. • Due January 11. • Optional: Create a model of your mission.

  13. Step Six • EACH student writes a persuasive letter to the Archbishop. Use the Planning Notes page to guide the content of your letter. • Planning Notes due Jan. 18.

  14. Step Seven • Combine each team member’s planning notes to create ONE group planning sheet. • Meet to discuss, prepare, and practice oral presentation. • Presentation to Archbishop Fonte on January 24.

  15. Presentation Requirements • Should last 5 – 8 minutes • Each member is responsible for part of the presentation. • Each member should be able to answer questions from the Archbishop or his assistants.

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