Housing and Interior Design Project

Cathy Pierce
Halls High School
Knoxville, TN
Principal, Mark Duff

Course: Housing and Interior
Project: Portfolio Development
Descriptor: Students will develop a professional portfolio covering Tennessee State Standards for housing and interior design.
National Standards: 11:7
Tennessee State Standards: 2.0; 3.0; 4.0; 5.0; 8.0
Gateway Connections: English II 1.1G, 1.1H, 1.1I, 2.2B, 2.2F
Algebra I 2.5, 2.6, 2.11, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4
Academic Connections: Art, English, Math, Social Studies and U.S. History

Activities

Portfolio Development
Guidelines for portfolio development
Power point presentation (Word Document)
Table of Contents
Sample (Word Document)
Home Essay
Guidelines for five paragraph essay (Word Document)
"How Much House Can I Afford?"
Mortgage calculator websites:
www.homebuying.about.com
www.daveramsey.com
Case Study

Textiles in the Home (Word Document)
Website: www.fiberworld.com
Careers in Housing and Interior Design (Word Document)