Research for a Final Paper

Buzing Bee

Create a research paper using the following outline as a guide, chose only one mission for your paper. Your report must be at least four paragraphs in length. It may be handwritten in cursive (using black or dark blue ink), or typed (double spaced size, font size 12). All rough drafts must be handwritten by the student.

I. Table of Contents
II. Founding
    a. Date Founded
    b. Size
    c. Father Serra
    d. Father Lausen
    e. Indian
III. First Buidlings
    a. Materials Used
    b. Purpose of each Building
IV. Early Years of the Mission
V. Indians
VI. Missions Irrigation
VII. Jobs for the Padres at the mission
    a. Livestock
    b. Crops
    c. Education for the Indians
    d. Record Keeping
VIII. Bibliography

Student Resources:

Use the following links to research your Final Paper on the Mission of your choice.

UCR/CMP California Missions-  Great links and pictures, thanks for the use of the picture above.
California Missions- Thanks for the use of the great map.
California Mission Studies Association
Map of Missions- Animated map above.
California Missions On-line Project
The Spanish Missions of California- Think Quest answers many questions.
California Missions- Includes Chronology of events from the creation of the missions, 1713-2000.
Misison History
The California Missions- Picture of Santa Barbara
California Mission History- Historical map of the Missions  

Teacher Resources:

California Missions- Online tour of the missions

Discovery Puzzlemakers Online -  http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/

SURWEB - http://www.surweb.org/  

California State Content Standard

 

Acknowledgements:

ARG Clip Art- Background , and bee


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