My unit will be taught during ten 50 minute classes with 5th grade students. I have tentatively selected a 5th grade class at Wexler elementary school. I have not worked in this school for many years, and would like to work there again. This school also has a good auditorium, and is relatively close to downtown, where we will visit during the unit.
GOALS and OBJECTIVES
The overall goals (I-IV) are broad statements referring to the general desired outcomes of this unit. After experiencing this unit students will:
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I. Better understand the concept of architecture.
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II. Be more observing and critical of architecture in their environment.
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III. Have a vocabulary to better communicate ideas concerning architecture.
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IV. Have a “personal” connection to architecture in New Haven providing an identity with a larger portion of New Haven than their own neighborhood(s).
The following objectives are specific expected outcomes which can be used to measure the effectiveness of the teaching of this unit. After experiencing this unit students will:
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1. Describe how buildings effect them emotionally.
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2. Recognize and describe at least five components of a particular building as metaphors for parts of the human body [Foot(ing), heart(h), eye (window), door(mouth), face(facade), symmetry (position of windows or trees near front door), front/back].
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3. Identify at least 90% of the following parts/concepts in architecture when observed: arch, base, beam, capital, classical architecture, column, dome, doorway, eaves, foundation, keystone, modern architecture, monument, moldings, ornament, plan, porch, roof, tower, wall, window, wing.
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4. Identify at least 33% of the following parts/concepts in architecture when observed: abacus, architrave, colonnade, Colonial, corinthian, cornice, courtyard, dentils, doric, dormer, entablature, Federal, flutes, frieze, Georgian, Gothic, Greco-Roman, Greek revival, ionic, niche, neoclassicism, pedestal, pediment, pergola, pilaster, portico, pylon, shaft, Romanesque, Tudor, tympanum, Victorian.
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5. Know and be able to give an “architectural” description of at least five buildings in New Haven.
