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=Universidad Simón Bolívar= =ID2126 (Parallel Course)= =Week 10: Space & Scale=




 * ==Objectives== || By the end of Week 10, students will have:
 * discussed the concepts of Space and Scale
 * used vocabulary related to Space & Scale in written form
 * read about different aspects of Space and Scale
 * learned new vocabulary
 * discussed about Space and Scale in Architecture and Urban Planning
 * designed a Worksheet for others to work with
 * created one page or two pages dedicated to Space and Scale in their wikispaces
 * added new words to the glossary in Moodle ||
 * Space** is what architecture is all about. The architect's job can be simply stated as the manipulation of the forms, patterns, and textures of space. His or her ability is judged by how effective the available space is molded and structured.


 * Scale**: People relate everything in their environment to themselves. The scale of measure we invariably use is ourselves. Even without meaning to, we compare new things with things we know. And we know nothing better than the feel and frame of our own bodies. Everything in architecture is designed to human size, to human scale. Is it the same in Urban Planning? Are there other types of scales?

=Week 10 Lesson Plan:=

ARTICLE WORKSHEET CREATION (Pair Work)


This activity will be done IN PAIRS, and it is worth **10.5 points of total grade**. The article worksheet creation includes all of these activities previously scheduled in our class plan:
 * Note:**
 * 1) Reading Task 2 (4.5 pts)
 * 2) Writing 3 (3 pts)
 * 3) Recording 3 (3 pts) There will be no recording 3. These 3 points were re-programmed. As a consequence those 3 points were added to the WORKSHEET DESIGN.

Part II: Worksheet Creation
In pairs, students will browse the web in search for an article about the topic of Space and/or Scale in Architecture and Urban Planning in order to design a worksheet for other students to solve. Since this is a reading activity, students must include Pre, While, and Post-reading tasks in their worksheets. The worksheet and its corresponding answer key must be turned in by Sunday Week 10 the latest. Your teacher will show you examples of worksheets created by students in previous years.

[[image:guidelines.jpg width="129" height="91" align="left"]]Preparation Guidelines:

 * Students must look for an article dealing with the topics of Space and/or Scale or both
 * Students must prepare a worksheet which activities can be solved by reading the article of their choice
 * The main purpose of this activity is to learn about the topics of Space and Scale in the fields or architecture and urban planning
 * The article must deal with any of the following sub topics:
 * The Human Unit
 * Spatial Definers (walls, hedges, sidewalks, trees, flags)
 * Spatial Organization (Distribution of spaces)
 * Boundaries (space definers: in and out; up and down, etc)
 * Proportions
 * Affectors (Elements that affect a person's perception of a space: color, texture, lighting, furniture, plants, etc))
 * Scale
 * Flow
 * Evolution of space (Step by step development of space)
 * Elements of Space
 * Interior Space
 * Exterior Space
 * Positive and Negative Space
 * Generic Scale
 * Human Scale
 * Physical Scale (Measurable)
 * Associative Scale (Determined by precedent)
 * Effectual Scale (Psychological)
 * The Golden Section
 * City Planning (Distribution of areas and spaces)
 * The criteria for correction will be based on the following aspects:
 * Level of interest of the article to our fields of studies
 * Complete source information (title, date, etc of source where the article was taken from), relation of article to the unit of Space and Scale in architecture and urban planning, worksheet design and organization, appropriate set of questions, appropriate use of grammar and vocabulary, answer key to the exercise, use of grammar, use of vocabulary.
 * Clarity in the instructions to be followed.
 * Here are some of the activities you can include in your worksheet:
 * puzzles
 * completion
 * fill in the blanks
 * multiple choice
 * true/false
 * open questions
 * brainstorming
 * letter soup
 * crossword puzzles
 * jigsaw readings
 * word games
 * predictions
 * conclusions
 * summary-writing (not recommended)
 * Have your teacher motitor your work as you are doing it. Ask teacher for help as many times as needed.

Day 2 (Wednesday):

 * Summarize the article you chose for the generation of your Worksheet.
 * Create a new page in your wikispaces tiltled Space or Scale or Space & Scale
 * Write an introduction to this page explaining the activity we did in class
 * Add an image to make your wikipage more attractive
 * Add your summary of the closen text
 * Add/Upload your worksheet there.

== =Quiz 3 (9 pts)=

Our third quiz will be administered on Monday Week 11, first hour. __Please be punctual__. It is a F2F quiz were students will read a printed text about Space and Scale and answer some questions about it. This will be individual work! and the event will not repeat!!!

=Final Projects (15 pts)=

Weeks 11 and 12 will be fully dedicated to the creation of your projects. Instructions for this final activity will be posted in wikispaces by the end of Week 10.