Texas Missions Project

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Texas Missions Project
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Spanish Mission Project

• You will choose 1 mission to do a project on from
  the following list

• Missions located within the boundaries of Spanish
  Texas
• Mission San Francisco de la Espada
• Mission Santísimo Nombre de María
• Mission San Juan Capistrano
• Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción
  de Acuña
• Mission San José de los Nazonis
• Mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
• Mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de los
  Nacogdoches
• Mission Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de los Ais
• Mission San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes
• Mission San Antonio de Valero
• Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo
• Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de
  Zúñiga
• Mission San Francisco Xavier de Nájera
• Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá
• Mission Nuestra Señora del Rosario
• Mission San Francisco Xavier de los Dolores
• Mission Nuestra Señora de la Luz

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Choose only 1 of the following to do

• Create a power point
• Make a video
• Create a poster with photos (posterboard)
• Draw a detailed picture of the Mission
  (posterboard)
• Make a model of the Mission
• Choose the style of project that best suits what
  you are good at!

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GRADING GUIDELINES
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GRADING GUIDELINES
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Additional information

• All students will be required to present
• Students will go to the computer lab on 10/17 to
  research information about their Mission

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Ideas for your project
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Make a Power Point or a video about your mission.
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Make a poster about your mission.
Teaching the Indians
Statues
Architecture
Mission Bells
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What can I use to construct my mission?
Small boxes pieces of cardboard
clay
Foam Board
Sugar Cubes
Craft Sticks
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Make a model of your mission.
Show some of the mission compound.
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Mission Models
Examples
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What else can we use to make our model?
Twigs for crosses, fences, etc.
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Other items for the mission model
Miniature baskets
Miniature farm animals
Miniature bells
Miniature trees
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Draw a detailed picture of your Spanish mission.
The picture can be pen ink, pastels, colored
pencils, watercolor, etc.
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Due Date

• Thursday, October 24th!!
• (Presentations on the 24th 25th)