Lesson Plan
Session Title: Architectural History Timeline
Performance Objective: Outline the major historical architectural developments or
events over the history of humankind.
Specific Objectives:
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The student will define various terms associated with architectural history and style
The student will demonstrate proper internet research procedures including
advanced research tools
The student will create a graphic organizer - timeline of architecture
The student will identify construction inventions
The student will familiarize themselves with various historical structures, styles, and
architects
Context:
Architecture is all around us. As an introduction for students in the Principles of
Architecture and Construction, a general overview of the history of architecture is
provided to reinforce what architecture is, how it applies to humankind over the history
of the world, and how architecture is intertwined with humanity through our lives.
Identifying the construction inventions and innovations that have helped humankind
adapt their world to suit their needs is critical for students that are interested in the
Principles of Architecture and Construction. This lesson provides the students with
numerous dated buildings and structures that have had a profound effect on our world
from an architectural standpoint. Students will produce a graphic organizer that is in the
form of a time line.
Challenge:
Each student will create a landscape-formatted poster that displays a time line of
architecture. They must use a minimum of (20) dates, from found on
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types.html website under World Architecture Time
Periods. On the poster, they must display a minimum of (10) original illustrations of
architecture. These illustrations must include at least three distinctly different colors. The
format of the time line must begin at B.C, and end with a building or structure that was
completed/built in 2012. The (20) buildings/structures must be in chronological order. The
different eras along the time line must be labeled correctly as B.C., 0-699, 700-1199,
1200’S, 1300’S, 1400’S, 1500’S, 1600’S, 1700’S, 1800’S, 1900’S, 1900-1949, 1950-1979, 1980PRESENT, and the (20) developments must include at least one item from each of these.
The overall finished poster must be eye catching and easy to read. The poster must
include, centered at the top of the poster, the words “ARCHITECTURAL TIME LINE”. The
NAME, CLASS, and PERIOD must be located in the bottom right hand corner of the
poster.
Materials:
1 – Poster size paper various pens, markers and other writing instruments
Time line handout Written notes from teacher’s lecture, which include constraints
Expectations for the Architectural TIMELINE activity:
CONSTRAINTS: Your time line MUST include the following:
1. Twenty dates and buildings/structures (minimum)
2. Ten original illustrations minimum (not photographs, not clippings and not art by
someone other than yourself)
3. Three colors minimum used to produce the illustrations (excluding black)
Lesson Plan
Session Title: Architectural History Timeline
4. Time line MUST start with B.C. and end with a 2013 building/structure (bldg under
construction or to be completed in 2013).
5. The time line MUST be properly labeled by the different sections of: B.C., 0-699,
700-1199, 1200’S, 1300’S, 1400’S, 1500’S, 1600’S, 1700’S, 1800’S, 1900’S, 1900-1949,
1950-1979, 1980-PRESENT
6. Timeline MUST include name of architect, location of building, name of building,
date, style of building, type of building, construction innovation/invention
7. Time line MUST be eye catching and easy to read.
8. The time line must have the title centered “Architectural Timeline”.
9. The time line MUST have NAME, CLASS, and PERIOD located in the BOTTOM RIGHT
CORNER.
10. All items transferred to the time line poster.
TIME LINE PROCEDURE:
1. List at least the minimum of 20 buildings/structures, name of architect, location of
building, name of building, date, style of building, type of building, construction
type - innovation/invention, and their dates chronological order on a separate
piece of paper.
2. Label and organize these developments by the eras of
 B.C.
 0-699
 700-1199
 1200
 1300
 1400
 1500
 1600
 1700
 1800
 1900
 1900-1949
 1950-1979
 1980-PRESENT
 2015
3. Transfer the heading title, chronological list of dates, era labels, and
developments to the time line poster.
4. Complete at least 10 color illustrations.
5. Place your name, date and period in the bottom right hand corner of your time
line.
6. Submit time line to teacher for grading.
Assessment:
Total available point scale from Timeline Rubric:
A = 100 – 90 points
B = 89 – 80 points
C = 79 – 70 points
D = 69 – 60 points
F = 59 points or lower