Office of Curriculum, Technology, & Assessment

World Language: Clothing/Style Show

Submitted by: Kathie Flagstad, Meade School District 46-1, flagstad@rapidnet.com
                       Jay Mickelson, Pierre School District 32-2, mickelsonj@pierre.k12.sd.us

Students learn clothing and jewelry vocabulary to offer an oral and written presentation during a classroom style show.

1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, optional – 4.3.

End of 1^st level, beginning of 2^nd level.

Length of Activity:

2 – 3 weeks (50-minute classes)

Individually and in pairs

All clothing and jewelry items to be learned (either realia or pictures on color coded construction paper*), metric tape measures, meter stick, 2-3 different colored chairs (depending on language)

Clothing/jewelry/accessories: necklace, earring, watch, bracelet, ring, glasses, billfold, purse, handkerchief, jeans, T-shirt, belt, socks, shoes, boots, tennis shoes, nylons, slacks, shirt, blouse, skirt, jacket, coat, tie, suit, bathing suit/trunks, raincoat, umbrella, sweater, hat, cap, gloves, mittens, scarf, pajamas, apron. Underclothes optional: (undershirt, briefs, bra, slip) and ribbon.

Measurements: head, neck, arm length, chest, waist, out seam (hipbone to floor), foot, hand (glove), height, weight.

Verbs: to put, to take off, to zip, to unzip, to tie, to untie, to button, to unbutton, to wear, to fold, to measure. Optional: to crease, to iron, to wrinkle.

Optional adjectives: checked, plaid, striped, plain, patterned, flowered.

Material: cotton, silk, wool, polyester, leather, plastic, gold, silver, wood, string.

* blue, red/pink, (gray, yellow, anything different)

1. Students learn through TPR vocabulary for; a. measurements, b. clothing, c. accessories, d. materials, and e. dressing (verbs).
1. With same sex partner or on their own students measure body parts/weight and record in metrics.
2. Teacher will present and students will record and practice new vocabulary by color coding:
        blue chair/pen/construction paper for masculine
        red chair/pen/construction paper for feminine
        gray chair/pen/construction paper for neutral
   
2. Teacher models 2-5 excellent examples of a presentation.
   Example a:

1. Select pictures of people in various forms of dress and         display before the class with letter under each picture.
2. Teacher reads description of picture and students match description to picture letter.

Example b: 

1. Teacher reads description.
2. Students draw on stick person articles of clothing as clothing is described by teacher.

Example c:

1. Student reads his fashion show description to a partner.
2. Partner draws with colored pencil/colors/markers the clothing onto a stick person.
3. Students select what they will model and each write a description that his partner will read as the fashion show Master of Ceremonies.

Optional:

Discuss international fashion. (e.g., video, magazine articles, Internet research)

Play Memory game with articles of clothing and words.

1. Vocabulary quizzes in the style of the individual teacher.
2. Measurements:
   1. To make certain students are not embarrassed by measurements, the assessment will only be whether or not the task is completed.
   2. Student must convert metric measurements to English equivalent, to check for conversion skills and accuracy.
   3. Apply measurements to the individual foreign country’s size scale.
3. Teacher modeling and peer review sections of implementation can also be used as assessment tools.
4. Fashion description:
   1. Written (as per attached rubric)
      1. final copy handed to teacher
      2. teacher returns corrected and graded
      3. rewritten copy given to partner to practice oral presentation
   2. Oral (as per attached rubric)
      1. practiced with classmate(s) for peer critique
      2. presentation

A= 15, 14 total points
B= 13, 12 total points
C= 11, 10, 9 total points
D= 8 total points

Suggested Grading Scale:

A= 12, 11 total points
B= 10 total points
C= 9, 8 total points