In exploring early California history, students ponder, “What did the missionaries wish to accomplish? How did the Native Americans receive these new visitors? What relationships were formed among soldiers, missionaries, and Indians?” Through student-produced monologues and character exploration, students bring history to life, representing all viewpoints from early Spanish exploration to the colonization of California.
Standards
CCSS English Language Arts
RI 4.1, RI 4.2, RI 4.3, RI 4.5, RI 4.7, RI 4.9, W 4.3, W 4.4, W 4.5, W 4.9, SL 4.1, SL 4.2, SL 4.3, SL 4.4, SL 4.6
Social/History
4.2, 4.1, 4.3, 4.2.1, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6
CA Arts Standards
4.TH:Cr1a-c, 4.TH:Cr2a-b, 4.TH:Cr3a-b, 4.TH:Pr4a-b, 4.TH:Pr5a, 4.TH:Pr6, 4.TH:Re8b-c, 4.TH:Re9b, 4.TH:Cn11.1
Grade Level
4Teaching Artist
