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Grade Level 7

History and Social Studies:

7.2.6 Understand the intellectual exchanges among Muslim scholars of Eurasia and Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars made to later civilizations in the areas of science, geography, mathematics, philosophy, medicine, art, and literature.

7.8.5 Detail advances made in literature, the arts, science, mathematics, cartography, engineering, and the understanding of human anatomy and astronomy (e.g., by Dante Alighieri, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo di Buonarroti Simoni, Johann Gutenberg, William Shakespeare).

Literature and Language Arts:

7.1.0Students write clear, coherent, and focused essays.  The writing exhibits students’ awareness of the audience and purpose.  Essays contain formal introductions, supporting evidence, and conclusions.

7.2.4 Write persuasive compositions
State a clear position or perspective in support of a proposition or proposal.

Describe the points in support of the proposition, employing well-articulated evidence.

Anticipate and address reader concerns and counterarguments.

Analyzing text
Critical thinking
Cause and effect
Expository critique
Making inference
Visual analysis
Research
September 5, 2006

Introduction
Background for the Teacher
Guiding Questions
Learning Opportunities
Assessment
Guided Discussion Questions
Instructional Plan
Materials Needed
Groupings
Checking for Student Understanding
Guided Practice
Independent Practice
Closure
Extention
English Learners
G.A.T.E. Students

 

Links
Writing Prompt (blackline master) | Word
Persuasive Writing Rubric | Word
Pre/post test (blackline master) | Word
Pre/post test PowerPoint Gameboard | PPT
Vocabulary review | Word
Renaissance architecture background overview information page | Word
PowerPoint Mission Inn Artifact | PPT (Large file - Save to hard-drive before opening.)
Reference List | Word
Primary Source data gathering worksheet | Word

Mission Inn Museum website
Florence, Italy architecture
Andrea Palladio, Renaissance architect
Andrea Palladio, Wikipedia article
Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture
Architecture of the Renaissance
Mission Inn architecture
Mission Inn architecture

April 15, 2007
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Architecture Lesson Plan | 7th Grade Level
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7th Grade Architecture – Pre/Post Test
   
What was the name of the man who founded the Mission Inn in 1903?

Frank Miller

Arthur Benton
Myron Hunt
G. Stanley Wilson
   
What is the name of the circular staircase in the Mission Inn?
Spiral staircase
Round staircase
Rotunda International
Atrio International
   
Which of the following is not characteristic of California Mission style architecture, as evidenced in the Mission Inn?
Arches
Fountains
Symmetry
Pillars
   
Who was not an architect credited with helping to build the Mission Inn?
G. Stanley Wilson
Myron Hunt
Arthur Benton
Frank Lloyd Wright
   
What is meant by a rendering?
A request for money owed
A drawing in perspective of a proposed structure
A study made in the planning of a structure
A circular staircase
   
Which saint is honored with an atrio in the Mission Inn?
St. Patrick
St. George
St. Teresa
St. Francis
   
What cultural influences are evident in the Mission Inn?
Spanish, Islamic, Asian, Arts and Crafts
Spanish, Tropical, Asian, Arts and Crafts
Spanish, French, German, Arts and Crafts
Islamic, Danish, Asian, Arts and Crafts
   
What is the name of the tower built on Mt. Rubidoux?
Friendship Tower
Peace Tower
Welcome Tower
Riverside Tower
   
Most homes of the wealthy in Renaissance Europe were built around…
a fountain
a circular staircase
the kitchen
a courtyard
   
What cultures were referred to as the basis of Renaissance architecture?
French and German
Greek and Persian
Greek and Roman
Roman and French
   
What is the definition of a landmark?
A prominent identifying feature of a landscape
A mark used by an architect to begin the first section of a building
The rows of crops made by farmers during planting
The boundary lines of a map
   
Besides Renaissance influence, what other architecture significantly influenced the builder of the Mission Inn?
California Missions
Modern
Gothic
Country Cottage
   
Preservation means…
To ask that something be kept available for you to use when you are ready
To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged
To update an older structure
To modernize a structure
   
Another name for Renaissance is…
classic
symmetry
rebirth
modern
   
What is the job of the architect?
To find the land to build the new structure
To arrange financing necessary to build
To buy all furniture for the new building
To design the new building
   
Which city is considered an important center for Renaissance art and architecture?
Rome
Venice
Paris
Florence
   
all’ Antica means….
In the style of Romans
In the Greek manner
In the antique manner
In the manner of the Spanish
   
What shape replaced the cross being used as a foundation for Renaissance art, as prominently evidenced in the Mission Inn architecture?
Columns
Circle
Quad
Arch
   
Renovation means…
Fumigate
To restore to an earlier condition, as by repairing or remodeling
To remember older models in order to begin a new structure
Honor with ceremony
   
What is a primary source?
a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event
when there is only one source available
the first mention of an event
information from an encyclopedia
   
 
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