Design Around the Reader’s Task
A functional design brief begins with what the reader needs to do.
About 25 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Functional Design, Projection Models, and Process Evidence
Link a design’s purpose, representation and evidence. Prioritize required information, apply a stipulated projection model, construct an argument from visible features and organize a portfolio so a reviewer can trace revision decisions.
Before you begin
- Use ratios and inverse relationships; distinguish actual evidence from an outcome claim.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Apply a Stipulated Projection Relationship
Under the supplied model, projected width equals a constant divided by distance.
About 25 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Connect a Feature to a Qualified Reading
A visual argument explains how the arrangement of observed features supports a reading.
About 25 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Make a Revision Traceable
A process portfolio lets a reviewer follow a draft, its criterion check and the resulting revision.
About 25 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- National Core Arts Standards artistic-process topic reference: framework reference — Functional Design, Projection Models, and Process Evidence
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.