The Task
You work for a television show called Extreme Makeover, Literature Edition. You have been given the job of designing a dream house for Esperanza, the protagonist in the novel, THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET. It will be your job to create a blueprint of the house, develop a design plan and color scheme for the interior of the house, landscape the outside of the house, and produce an iMovie of the reveal..
The essential question is: What should Esperanza's dream house look like?
You will use the novel to find references to colors, structures. furnishings, and objects that would make the home you design, appropriate for Esperanza
Your final project will consist of:
The essential question is: What should Esperanza's dream house look like?
You will use the novel to find references to colors, structures. furnishings, and objects that would make the home you design, appropriate for Esperanza
Your final project will consist of:
- A blueprint drawing of the house
- A written description of house lay out and floor plan requirements
- Selection of pictures showing color scheme, interior decorations and furnishings
- A written explanation of reasons for color choices and interior design features
- A landscaping diagram with designations for trees, plants, gardens, yards, structures, etc.
- A written explanation of landscaping choices
- Create an iMovie of the reveal with blue prints, pictures, and voice over
- A written script for the reveal
- A works cited page for each phase