Pre-Visit Lesson 1

Pre-Visit Lesson 1 — Overview OVERVIEW Through group activities, students explore differences in Spanish and Apalachee Indian clothing styles, and discover changes that occurred after the two cultures interacted at Mission San Luis. Clothing worn by Spaniards and Apalachee Indians was very different in style and materials of fabrication before these two cultures began to interact. The wardrobe of a Spanish woman consisted of a chemise (an ankle-length white under-dress that was also worn as a nightgown), a corset, one or two ankle-length skirts, and a bodice (close-fitting top) with sleeves.

• ankle-length white
• apalachee
• style student handout
• overview overview
• ask students
• student discussion
• spanish
• variety of materials
• clothing
• group of people