Objectives

Students will develop a vocabulary to discuss features of Creole Architecture
Students will identify features of Creole Architecture
Students will create and label a Creole Cottage using identified features
Students will clearly communicate a description of Creole Architecture

Materials

16 note cards
Paper
Pencils and rulers
Markers, colored pencils, or crayons
Reproducible 2-sided survey form
TV monitor, computer, or overhead projector

Technology Connection

Hardware
Software
Web Sites
E-mail Addresses

Background Information

Detailed background

EZ Content Blueprint

Lesson Procedures

Introduce Vocabulary - Use Activity 1: Vocabulary Memory Game

Flash cards and memory game to learn and practice correct vocabulary

Identify features of Creole Architecture- Use Activity 2: Creole Cottage Recipe, variation 2 

Students to use Survey Form individually to identify features of Creole Architecture
Students to design and label a Creole Cottage
Compare students' sketch with Magnolia Mound image

Further identification and discussion - Use provided overhead transparency or provided Power Point Presentation and EZ Content Blueprint

Note taking and discussion exercise to build on and expand knowledge of the features of Creole Architecture

Ask students why they think these are Creole Architectural features
Pursue explanations concerning climate, heritage, materials, and usefulness of design

Review Vocabulary - Use Activity 1: Vocabulary Memory Game

Writing assessment

Written description of Creole Cottage

Ask students to pretend they are writing to a distant relative describing the brand new house drawn on their Survey Form.
Using their Survey Form, sketch, and their notes, students should clearly describe the features of their Creole house in the letter.

Reproducible Materials

Survey Form

Page 1
Page 2

Overhead transparency
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Power Point
(203 KB)

Assessment Procedures

Participation in Activity 1:  Vocabulary Memory Game
Correctly identifying features of Creole architecture on Survey Form
Drawing and labeling of Creole sketch
Participation in note taking and discussion
Correct, written description of Creole house

Since this is a short lesson and neither teachers nor students are held accountable for this detailed topic, assessment is based on teacher preference.

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