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=Universidad Simón Bolívar= =ID2126= =Week 4: Vertical Circulation=

[| Milá House]/ La Pedrera: Courtyard Stairs

Week 4 Objectives

 * By the end of Week 4, students will have:
 * read texts related to the topic of Horizontal Circulation
 * read texts related to the topic of Vertical Circulation
 * listened to a podcast on Horizontal Circulation
 * shown reading comprehension skills through a series of activities
 * discussed the concepts of Horizontal & Vertical Circulation
 * summarized the information in the texts using mind maps
 * summarized information in the texts using graphic organizers
 * learned new vocabulary related to the topic of Circulation
 * used vocabulary related to this content in written and oral form
 * finished pending activities from previous weeks ||


 * ==Week 4 Lesson Plan:== ||

1. **Vocabulary building:**

 * Do you know what these words mean? Do you know how to pronounce them?
 * Look up the meaning and pronunciation of the words you don't know in an [|online dictionary].
 * Which of these words are used to name things (nouns)? Which are used to describe things (adjectives) ? Which ones refer to an action (verbs) ?
 * adequeate || spacious || broad || direct ||
 * dynamic || inviting || functional || pleasant ||
 * **converging** traffic || **visual** effect || **straight** line || **aesthetic** value ||
 * unity || clarity || perspective || direction ||
 * towards || railing || corridor || level ||
 * directness || requirement || facilities || exits ||
 * practical || tortuous || confused || inefficient ||
 * clear || entire || convenient || clear ||
 * wall || ceiling || crowd || empty ||
 * climax || pattern || sign || magnificent ||

2. **Listening 1 and note-taking** **(3pts)****:**

 * Listen to a podcast on Horizontal Circulation by clicking on the podcast icon OR on the speaker's icon below.

media type="custom" key="62752" OR..... You can also click here to listen to Prof. Watanabe's lecture on Horizontal Circulation


 * Open a word document to take notes on the content of the podcast as you listen to Prof. Shunichi Watanabe form USB Language Department speak.
 * In your word document, answer the following questions:
 * 1) What is it that the design of horizontal circulation determines?
 * 2) What are the four practical requirements of any horizontal circulation system mentioned in the lecture?
 * 3) What are the three examples (names of buildings) mentioned by Prof. Watanabe to illustrate different horizontal circulation patterns? **Hint: One is located in New York, the second is in Moscow, and the third one is in Paris!**
 * 4) Why is the concept of Horizontal Circulation important in any urban plan or architectural design?


 * Save the word document with your notes and answers to the four questions
 * File the document in the corresponding forum in moodle (week 4) "Horizontal Circulation: Note-Taking"

1. Using Mind Maps and Graphic Organizers to summarize information graphically.

 * Do you know what mind maps are?
 * Do you know what graphic organizers are?
 * Do you know what they are used for?
 * Have you ever used them? What for?
 * How many types of graphic organizers do you know?

[[image:exclamationMark.jpg width="35" height="58"]]For information about **graphic organizers**, please consult the following web sites:

 * [|Houghton Miffin English Graphic Organizers]
 * [|Teacher Vision Graphic Organizers]
 * [|The Graphic Organizer.org]
 * [|S.C.O.R.E Graphic Organizers]
 * [|More about Graphic Organizers]

[[image:exclamationMark.jpg width="33" height="55"]]For information about **mind maps**, watch this video **(Highly recommended)** and consult the links below it.
media type="youtube" key="MlabrWv25qQ"


 * [|Mind Maps]
 * [|Mindjet] (Software)
 * [|How to do a Mind Map]
 * [|Ideas for using Mind Maps]
 * [|Free Mind] (Software)
 * [|Photos & hand drawn Mind Maps on Flickr]
 * [|Gliffy]

[[image:readingIcon.jpg]]2. **Reading:**

 * Read the two articles filed in moodle in a folder labeled "[|Circulation]" (Week 4)
 * 1) Horizontal Circulation (Professor Watanabe's script)
 * 2) Vertical Circulation


 * Take notes of what you consider are the most important parts of both texts in a word doc.
 * Use both texts, the podcast on Horizontal Circulation, and your notes to summarize the information contained in the texts using either a [|mind map] or any other type of [|graphic organizer].
 * You can create one diagram for each text, or you could also integrate both texts in __only one__ mind map or graphic organizer.
 * Create two new pages in your personal wiki space:
 * 1) Horizontal Circulation
 * 2) Vertical Circulation


 * [[image:exclamationMark.jpg width="33" height="55"]]NOTE:** If you integrated both texts in only one graphic organizer or brain map, then create __only one__ new page in your wiki, and name it "Circulation" or "Horizontal & Vertical Circulation".

[[image:catchupIcon.jpg width="72" height="72"]]3. Catching up:

 * Finish doing any activity from previous weeks you still have pending!
 * For more information on the topic of Horizontal and Vertical Circulation in building regulations, consult this document.