MERCEDES RUBIO ORTEGA

SUBJECT: TECHNOLOGY

TITLE OF THE UNIT: TECHNIQUES FOR GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION AND EXPRESIONS

COURSE/LEVEL: 1º E.S.O.

1.- Learning outcomes/Evaluation

criteria:

1. To be able to communicate technique ideas using codes in the drawing in order to transmit a clear information.

2. To know how to use the basic and necessary drawing tools and instruments for making different accurate geometric traces.

3. To draw sketches and diagrams of objects.

4. To distinguish different types of views and perspectives of an object depending on the needs of its representation.

5. To use types of lines and scales, understanding the importance of each concept.

2.- SUBJECT CONTENT

1.- Mediums, instruments and equipment for drawing and measuring2.- Measuring lengths3.- Standardisation. Formats, borders and title blocks.4.- Lettering. Types of lines.5.- Sketches, diagrams and technical drawings.6.- Objects views. The primary views.

3.- LANGUAGE CONTENT /COMMUNICATIONVOCABULARY

Nouns: Paper, types of pencils, rulers, compasses, set squares, erasers, protractors, format, diagram, front elevation, inch, left elevation, lettering, plan, sketch, standardization, template, title block.

Vocabulary in use: actual, fine-line pen, from now on, handwriting, hover, to, in full, lay out, line up, neat, picture, print, record, score, work out.

Idiomatic expressions: Draw up on , draw attention to, draw the line…

Adjectives: heavy (line), fine (line), fine dash-dotted (line), fine dashed (line), two dimensional (representations)…

Prepositions: on, in, into, beside, up, down etc.

Language Structures 1. Describing lines and angles“the lines…” are parallel”, “are

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perpendicular”, “form a 30o angle”, etc.The angle is…”: acute,””obtuse” ,”a right angle”,”180o”, etc

2. Describing shapes“The view is…”: triangular, square, rectangular, rhomboid, etc

3. Describing drawings“The drawing…” is a freehand drawing,” “has been gone over in pen”, is in proportion”, “is to scale”, “show dimensions”…

4. Laying out views“the view must be placed…”: at the bottom..”, “at the top of…”, “on the right of…” on the left of…”

5. Classroom management-Who wants to go out to the blackboard?... Can I go out to the blackboard to correct the exercise?-Open your book at page… Which page, please? Could you repeat the number of the page, please?-

Language skills Reading (the different steps and instructions of each exercise)Listening ( to different sentences in order to write down the missing word or words in their notebooks. Online activities in which they have to listen dialogues in order to answer questions.

Discourse type With a partner, they must try to work out the meaning of different elements and then draw their own plan of the objects following the instructions from their partners.

Create documents about a great and intellectual artist who was way ahead of his time.Description in a document of at least four ideas that they have learned with a video, for example: They go to www.youtube.com and type “how to draw curves like an architect” in the search box. After watching a video they must sum up the main ideas.