Determine An Author's Purpose
What does one look for before reading the text to help identify the main idea?
- Titles
- Subheadings
-Pictures
-First and Last sentences of a reading/sections
Based on the text, what does utility mean?
Functional
Cubes look like the building blocks that many kids--- and many future designers---play with when they are growing up!
What is the author's purpose by including the sentence above?
Use what they already know to help them picture a cube.
Based on the text, what does inseperable mean?
Unable to be separated or treated separately
How does the author try to help the reader picture the shape of a cylinder?
Compare them to cans.
Based on the text, what does durability mean?
Withstanding wear and tear, lasting for a long time
What is the main idea of the section, "The Big Picture: Design"
There are three principles of design that are still used today.
Which principle of design is promoted by the golden ratio?
Beauty
How can one determing the meaning of words in a text?
Attempting to understand the word by reading the word in context.
Analyzing the prefixes, roots and suffixes of a word
Examining the surrounding text for antonyms and synonyms
What is the Main Idea of the reading, "Designing Structures with Shapes?"
The Main Idea of the reading, "Designing Structures With Shapes" is about how building structures, and some notorious buildings, are built by the use of shapes. The text also discusses the three principles of design, which are: durability, utility and beauty and how those principles impact the art of architecture.
Based on the text, what does "organic" mean?
An irregular shape. Something you might find in nature, such as a leaf or a cloud.