The document provides instructions for a dream house project. Students are asked to draw the outside of their dream house using only right angles, then divide the house into labeled and colored rooms that are rectangles or squares. They must find and record the area of each room and the total area of the house. Students will do a rough draft on graph paper then a final copy on white paper, and write a passage explaining their design choices. They will be graded on creativity, room details, area calculations, and the writing passage.
The document provides instructions for a dream house project. Students are asked to draw the outside of their dream house using only right angles, then divide the house into labeled and colored rooms that are rectangles or squares. They must find and record the area of each room and the total area of the house. Students will do a rough draft on graph paper then a final copy on white paper, and write a passage explaining their design choices. They will be graded on creativity, room details, area calculations, and the writing passage.
The document provides instructions for a dream house project. Students are asked to draw the outside of their dream house using only right angles, then divide the house into labeled and colored rooms that are rectangles or squares. They must find and record the area of each room and the total area of the house. Students will do a rough draft on graph paper then a final copy on white paper, and write a passage explaining their design choices. They will be graded on creativity, room details, area calculations, and the writing passage.
You
are
going
to
create
your
DREAM
HOUSE!
First,
draw
the
outside
of
your
dream
house.
Your
dream
house
should
be
a
figure
made
only
of
right
angles!
Divide
your
dream
house
into
rooms.
Each
room
must
be
a
rectangle
or
a
square.
Label
and
color
each
room.
If
you
have
time,
you
can
decorate
it.
Find
and
record
the
area
of
each
room.
You
must
also
label
the
dimensions
of
each
room.
Add
the
area
of
all
the
rooms
to
find
the
total
area
of
your
DREAM
HOUSE!
1. You
will
do
a
rough
draft
using
graph
paper.
2. You
will
do
a
final
copy
on
a
white
sheet
of
paper.
3. After
completing
your
final
copy,
you
will
write
a
passage
about
your
dream
house.
Explain
why
you
made
it
the
way
you
did
and
why
you
included
the
rooms
you
did.
4. Have
fun!
Be
creative,
but
do
not
forget
the
necessities!!
Here
is
how
you
will
be
graded:
1
2
3
4
5
Good
design
Exceptional
Basic
design
of
idea
but
not
Detailed
design
House
and
detailed
Incomplete
house
but
no
exciting,
with
a
few
Creativity
design
with
a
rooms
labeled
missing
several
parts
missing
lot
of
creativity
parts
One
or
two
Most
rooms
All
rooms
Room
Most
rooms
rooms
labeled
labeled,
but
labeled
and
Dimensions
dimensions
not
labeled
with
labeled
labeled
labeled
correctly
dimensions
incorrectly
correctly
Area
of
each
Area
not
Area
of
each
Area
always
Area
always
room
and
total
Area
always
room
not
displayed
but
is
displayed
and
house
area
is
Displayed
displayed
and
displayed
incorrect
correct
displayed
and
is
not
correct
correct
Writing
Writing
does
Writing
Writing
combines
all
not
do
a
explains
house
explains
house
Writing
traits
and
Not
complete
complete
job
of
but
needs
help
and
needs
little
Passage
shows
great
explaining
with
help
with
excitement
house
conventions
conventions
about
house
Total
Points
Earned
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20