MISSIONS

Use the Internet information linked below to answer the basic questions of who? what? where? when? why? and how? Be creative in exploring the information so that you answer these questions as fully and insightfully as you can.
 * [|The California Missions] - This web site has a separate page, which includes pictures and information about the history, economy, and Mission Indians, for each of the missions. The General History section includes information about the history, economy and Indians of the entire mission system. A fourth grade teacher created it for fourth grade teachers and students.
 * [|The California Missions] - This web site includes a map of California, which shows the location of each mission. There is a separate page with a picture and information for each mission. This site also includes a biography of Father Serra.
 * A document showing history of the missions.[[file:mission history.pdf]]
 * Why were the [|missions built?]
 * The [|Mission Trail]
 * My [|Mission]- This link will take you to a site that has a page with pictures and information about each mission.
 * This link will take you to a site that has a page with pictures and information about each mission.
 * This [|site] has information on each of the missions.
 * [|Mission San Jose]
 * [|Mission San Juan Bautista]
 * [|Mission Santa Cruz]
 * Each page also includes some special features or unusual facts about the mission. If you click on the History tab, you will be able to find information about the following groups of people:
 * [|My Mission] - This page gives a biography of Father Serra.
 * [|California's Missions] - This site has some excellent pictures that were taken by Udo Radlhammer. On the main page there is a map of California that shows where all of the missions are located. If you click on the name of a mission, it will take you to a page with the mission picture(s) and a little information about the mission.
 * [|The Spanish Missions of California] - This site was created by two high school students and includes the following sections: Who Created the Missions? (and Why?), a Tour of a Typical Mission, and The People Who Lived in the Missions.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">[|California Landscape Photography] - This site has four pages of awesome pictures of the missions, which were taken by John Pelafigue.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">[|California Landscape Photography] - This site has four pages of awesome pictures of the missions, which were taken by John Pelafigue.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">[|The California Missions] - This web site has a separate page, which includes pictures and information about the history, economy, and Mission Indians, for each of the missions. The General History section includes information about the history, economy and Indians of the entire mission system. A fourth grade teacher created it for fourth grade teachers and students.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">[|The California Missions] - This web site includes a map of California, which shows the location of each mission. There is a separate page with a picture and information for each mission. This site also includes a biography of Father Serra.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">[|My Mission] - This link will take you to a site that has a page with pictures and information about each mission. Each page also includes some special features or unusual facts about the mission. If you click on the History tab, you will be able to find useful information.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">More historical [|info]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">More historical [|info]

= Tasks = You will make a presentation/poster answering these questions:

> 1. Why were the missions established in California?

> 2. How did the missions affect the development of California?

> 3. How did the missions affect the population of California Indians?

> 4. How were the California Indians treated in the mission system?

> 5. How was the culture of the California Indians changed by the mission system?

> 6. Who had the power in the mission system, and how was it enforced?

> 7. Was the treatment of the California Indians justified? Why or why not?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Historian
> Historian(Verbal/Linguistic/Visual/Mathematical/Problem Solving Learner)

> 1. When was this mission established?

> 2. Who was the founding father and for whom was it named?

> 3. Was this the first, second, etc. mission in the chain?

> 4. Create a time-line with at least five important events in the history of this mission.

> 5. Provide information about the tribe(s) of Native Americans who worked at the mission.

> 6. Provide any additional important information about this mission.

> 7. Include pictures or diagrams that support any of the preceding tasks in your presentation.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Architect
> Architect (Kinesthetic/Visual Learner)

> 1. What were the construction materials of the original mission?

> 2. Describe the construction materials of the current mission.

> 3. How large is the mission church? Include a picture of the church.

> 4. Import or draw and label a diagram of the mission grounds.

> 5. List and describe at least two special features, such as paintings, statues, or windows, etc. of this mission.

> 6. Where were the mission bells located and how many bells were there?

> 7. Include pictures or diagrams that support the preceding tasks in your presentation.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000066; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Cartographer/Economist
> Cartographer/Economist(Verbal/Linguistic Learner)

> 1. Where is this mission located? Show the location on a map of California.

> 2. Was this mission ever moved to a new location? Why? When?

> 3. What were the mission's main industries?

> 4. What was the source of water for this mission?

> 5. What jobs did different people perform at the mission?

> 6. Was this considered to be a successful mission? Why or why not?

> 7. Include pictures or diagrams that support the preceding tasks in your presentation.