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Further Exploration - Exploring the California Missions Lesson PlanFurther Exploration - Exploring the California Missions Lesson Plan
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Huntington Library
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4th
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Further Exploration - Exploring the California Missions

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How did Native Californians and Franciscans influence one another in early California? Learners analyze a few cultural pieces to examine the impact that integration had on Franciscan and Native Californian culture.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

california history, california missions, native american culture, native american history, spanish culture, california

Additional Tags

social studies

Classroom Considerations

  • This activity does not provide a comprehensive overview of the relationship between Native Californians and Franciscans, which will require further research and instruction

Pros

  • Includes link to presentation slides that display the artifacts you will be studying
  • Highlights main points to mention about each artifact, followed by general reflection ideas
  • Great tool for practicing primary source analysis

Cons

  • Cannot zoom in on slide show presentation for closer examination of artifacts

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.4.2

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