Mission Project Choices
#1 Visit your mission. (* Preferred project!) Make a video tape of your
tour and show it to the class. You will be like a “news anchor” commenting
on all the areas of the mission (courtyard, chapel, etc) and important
events at your mission (earthquake, when it was founded, fires, etc).
Please write the name of the mission you will be visiting on the form below.
#2 Make a model of your mission. Do some research on what your mission
looked like, then build it. It can be made out of any material: clay,
noodles, cardboard, foam, sticks, and wood are just a few ideas. Kits are
NOT preferred. I will assign you a mission.
#3 Make adobe bricks. Research how they are made and make one. Write a
short report on how you made it and present the brick and your report to the
class.
#4 Prepare Mission Food. Research traditional mission food and prepare one
recipe for everyone in the class. Write the recipe down. Be ready to
explain the ingredients and how you prepared them. If possible, bring in
some ingredients, too.
Parents are encouraged to help, but please remember this should be a
fun “learning” experience for your child, and your child must do most of the
work him/herself. I recommend helping your child plan the project in
advance by breaking it up into several small steps and writing them out on a
calendar. If your child chooses to build a model of a mission, it is
preferable that you do NOT purchase a kit. Projects are due the week of
Monday, April 6. Students have selected a day to present to the class.
There are several websites, such as www.californiamissions.com that have
excellent pictures of missions. Using a child-friendly search engine is
also helpful.
We will also be writing a report on the same mission in class in April. All
work will be done in class; students are not allowed to work on the report
at home. The purpose of the report is to teach students how to gather
information from a variety of sources, note-taking, and composing in written
form.
