Question

EXPLAIN:

Answer the following questions using 125 words or more:

Write about the similarity of the original comic to the enlargement. How similar are they and how can you tell? What would cause differences in the two pictures? If you drew another comic using a grid, is there anything you would do differently?
What would happen if you reduced the comic's size rather than enlarged it? Would the process be the same? What would you do differently?

Answer 1

Hi, and welcome to QuestionCove!

This seems like a question related to geometry, specifically to scaling images up (enlargement) or down (reduction.
From a geometric perspective, this is like creating a copy of the original image with similarity to the original. It also appears that the question is considering the use of a grid in order to achieve this process.

If you have any experience with this technique, you could write about what you know. Otherwise, we can think of how it might work in theory and then write about that. What do you think?

Answer 2

Thank you, that was a lot of help.

Answer 3

PROJECT: PROPORTIONAL REASONING
Did you know?
Scale models are often used on movie sets for objects or buildings that would be expensive to build full size. Can you think of a movie where the producers obviously needed scale models during filming?
Scale drawings are used in many fields of study. Many of the applications of scale drawings that you have studied so far use a smaller model to represent something larger. Architects, mapmakers, and movie directors are a few of those who use small models to represent larger objects. These are called reductions.

Scientists also use scale models in many ways. If they wish to represent the universe, then their model is small. But, if they wish to model a cell, then their model is typically 100 times larger than the actual cell size. This is called an enlargement.

Here are your goals for this project:
Draw an enlargement of a comic using a preset scale.
Materials:
White construction paper
Metric ruler
Pencil
A favorite comic strip from a newspaper
Scale drawings are made using a variety of methods. No matter which method is used, the important thing to remember is that a scale drawing should be similar to the actual object. That means that even though the object changes in size, the original shape should remain the same.

You're actually going to draw an enlargement of a comic, using a grid to divide the picture into smaller pieces. Then, you can draw each individual piece into a larger grid. This will ensure that the drawings remain similar.

Read all of the directions and watch the video before starting your enlargement.

Directions:
Choose one frame from the comic strip that you wish to enlarge.
Measure and record the length and width of the frame to the nearest centimeter.
Dimensions of original are ___ cm by ___ cm.
Choose a scale factor so that the enlargement will be at least three times as large as the comic is. State the scale factor you chose and the dimensions of the enlargement.
Scale of original to enlargement is 1:____.
Dimensions of enlargement will be ______ by ______.
This might help!
You'll need to set up two separate proportions to find the length and width of the enlargement.
Frame the large paper by measuring off the dimensions you just calculated for the enlargement and drawing a border. Your enlargement will be drawn inside the border.
Draw 1 cm squares over the comic.
Using the scale factor, draw squares in the frame of the enlargement. For example, if the scale factor is 1:3, then you will draw 3 cm squares on the paper.
Using a pencil, enlarge the comic by using the original as your model and duplicating each square. As you draw, focus only on the square you are drawing at the moment.
The picture you drew is an enlargement of the original comic. Because you used a scale, your drawing should be similar to the original. The size of the comic should have changed, but the picture itself should have stayed the same.

Click here for a project scoring rubric.

Answer 4

would that help you answer my question???

Answer 5

That does give some useful background information, yes. Thanks for including it!

Going back to the original question about enlarging and reducing the comic, it sounds like you have plenty of information already that you could write about. Just make sure you answer the specific questions:
How similar are they and how can you tell?
What would cause differences in the two pictures?
If you drew another comic using a grid, is there anything you would do differently?
What would happen if you reduced the comic's size rather than enlarged it?
Would the process be the same?
What would you do differently?

The question is only asking for 125 words, which is less than half a page typed out, so it should not be hard to meet that requirement, if you address each of the questions.

Answer 6

I tried my teacher send it back and say I have one more chance. Can you pls help???

Answer 7

Ok, sure. Can you try sharing what you sent the first time? Maybe we can take a look at that and make adjustments. Also, if your teacher gave you any feedback for what she wants, that would be helpful too.