Student will learn about all 21 of the California Missions through a collaborative research project. Teams of 3-4 students will be assigned one of the 21 California Missions, then use print and digital resources to learn and take notes. They will show off their new knowledge in the form of an infographic poster, with writing, artwork and (maybe) photographs. Students will use a "jigsaw" approach to teach each other about the mission that they focused on.
Teams will begin by reading Marley Tubach fourth grade experience at the mission to which they are assigned.
As an extension opportunity, teams can get together outside of school to create an artistic display for their mission. This might be a model of the mission (like most California's in my generation made while in fourth grade), a model of an artifact from mission life, or a special art piece. if students are ambitious enough, they might also consider writing original songs or poetry, then performing them outside of school. Videos could be shown during Fall Exhibition.
