MI Connections

Verbal
  • Discuss trends in architecture from prehistoric times to the present
  • Interview local historians and architects
  • Make presentation of virtual tour of your hometown to an audience
Logical
  • Draw sketches of local buildings to proper scale and proportion
  • Compare and contrast architecture across varied time periods
  • Rank local architecture based on agreed upon criteria
Visual
  • Study the architectural styles of the greek, roman and renaissance eras
  • Compare the influence of classical architecture in the northern, middle and sothern colonies
  • Examine the elements of architecture in your home town
Kinesthetic
  • Take a walking tour of neighborhoods in your home town
  • Sketch interesting buildings you find on your walking tour
  • Build a virtual tour of your home town's architecture
Musical
  • Study patterns in classical architecture
  • Compare patterns in the architecture of the colonies
  • Identify significant architectural patterns in your home town
Intrapersonal
  • Craft criteria for evaluating elements of architecture
  • Agree on standards for evaluating your home town's architecture
  • Select the best examples of your home town's architecture
Interpersonal
  • Work cooperatively with classmates in studying architecture
  • Interact with community experts on home town architecture
  • Share your findings on local architecture with your community online and offline
Naturalist
  • Categorize buildings by identified architectural elements
  • Create a hierarchy of criteria for evaluating local architecture
  • Sort local architecture based on your established criteria
Existential
  • Explore architecture through the philosophy of the greek, roman and renaissance periods
  • Consider the role of religious influence in architecture through the ages
  • Evaluate the aesthetic beauty of different forms of architecture through the ages

 

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