Mission Project & Report
The fourth grade class has completed Chapter 3 that focused on California Missions. This packet includes the information you will need to complete the Mission Project and Mission Report. Please review all the information within this packet and sign and return the bottom portion of this page no later than Monday, January 10th.
Students have a choice of the following:
1.) You may make a poster of your mission labeling all the areas listed on the rubric below.
2.) You may make an original model of your mission including areas listed on the rubric below. This cannot be made from a store-bought kit!
In addition to the poster or model all students will write a report about their mission. Please make sure that when you write your report that you change the information into your own words. It should sound like you are telling the reader the information rather than it reading it as if it were copied out of an encyclopedia or the Internet.
Time management is very important, so if you can, spend a little time each day working on this project. You will find it easier than waiting until the last minute.
The report and project are due on Friday, February 25, 2011. Enjoy this exciting learning experience!
Thank you,
Mrs. Renteria
California Mission Poster or Model
When you are creating your Mission, please keep in mind that most missions had similar layouts. Each mission included a church sanctuary, a living area for the Padres, and several workshops. The buildings were built around a central patio area in the shape of a quadrangle. This design provided a central place for meetings as well as a safe place for those on the inside. Only the La Purisima did not follow this quadrangle layout.
When creating your mission, please make it look as realistic as possible, and include as many details as you can. Your mission will be graded on the items listed below. Again, use this grading rubric as your checklist.
Name and Location of Mission - 1 pt. _______
Date founded - 1 pt. _______
Neatness - 1 pt_______
Detailed - 1 pt. _______
Creativity - 1 pt. _______
You must have a least 10 of the following 13 items of the Floor Plan:
Courtyard - 1 pt. _______
Church - 1 pt. _______
Padre’s Rooms - 1 pt. _______
Workrooms - 1 pt. _______
Storerooms - 1 pt. _______
Kitchen - 1 pt. _______
Women’s Quarters - 1 pt. _______
Tannery - 1pt. _______
Indian houses - 1 pt. _______
Adobe Brick, Soap,
& Candle Making Area - 1 pt. _______
Pasture Land - 1 pt. _______
Garden - 1 pt. _______
Cemetery - 1 pt. _______
Total = ____/ 15
California Mission Report
Your mission report will be graded on the following items. Please use this rubric as a guide and check list to make sure that you have included everything. Each section listed below must be written (or typed) in your own words, and on separate sheets of paper. If you are typing, please use double spacing, and a 12 or 14-point font only. Below is the rubric that will be used to grade your report. Time will be given during the class day to do some of the research, but most of it will be done at home.
Cover is detailed (Student’s name and name of mission) and in a presentation Folder - 1 pt. _______
Map of Mission Location - 1 pt. _______
Background Information (meaning of mission name, location, founding date, founding father and number in chain) - 2 pts. _______
Description of the mission (include its uses and what makes it unique)
- 2 pts. _______
Mission’s Historical Events - 2 pts. _______
Native American roles and jobs and how they felt about mission life
- 2 pts. _______
Grammar - 1 pt. _______
Spelling - 1 pt. _______
Neatness/Organization - 1 pt. _______
Own Words - 1 pt. _______
Bibliography minimum 3 sources -1 pt. _______
Total = __ / 15
