| Title: Fashion
Designers |
| Subject: Arts
|
| Grade Level: 9
- 12 |
| Overview:
|
| The purpose of this lesson is to have students select a well-known
designer and research his/her career. Students will complete a
biographical profile of the designer and provide pictures or
illustrations of their best known designs. |
| Approximate
Duration: 3 classes (50 minutes each) |
Content Standards:
- Creative Expression
Students develop creative expression through the application of
knowledge, ideas, communication skills, organization abilities and
imagination.
- Aesthetic Perception
Students develop aesthetic perception through the knowledge of
art forms and respect for commonalties and differences.
- Historical and Cultural Perception
Students develop historical perspective and cultural perception
by recognizing and understanding that the arts throughout history
are a record of human experience with a past, present, and future.
- Critical Analysis
Students make informed oral and written observations about the
arts by developing skills for critical analysis through the study of
and exposure to the arts.
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Benchmarks:
- AP-2VA-H4
Compare and contrast the multiple possibilities and options
available for artistic expression; (2,3)
- HP-3VA-H5
Identify the roles of artists who have achieved recognition and
discuss their influences on the community. (1,2,3)
- CA-4VA-H1
Translate knowledge of the design elements and principles to
communicate individual ideas; (1,2,3,4)
- CA-4VA-H4
Analyze how specific works are created and how they relate to
cultures and to historical periods; (1,2,4,5)
|
Interdisciplinary Connections:
- English/Language Arts : Standard 1
Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials,
using a variety of strategies for different purposes.
- English/Language Arts : Standard 2
Students write competently for a variety of purposes and
audiences.
- English/Language Arts : Standard 3
Students communicate using standard English grammar, usage,
sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and
handwriting.
- English/Language Arts : Standard 5
Students locate, select, and synthesize information from a
variety of texts, media, references, and technological sources to
acquire and communicate knowledge.
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Educational Technology Standards:
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills of Internet use and other
resources consistent with acceptable use policies including the
legal consequences of plagiarism and the need for authenticity in
student work through an understanding of copyright issues.
- Demonstrate and advocate legal and ethical behaviors among
peers, family, and community regarding the use of technology and
information.
- Refine knowledge and enhance skills in keyboarding, word
processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, databases, multimedia,
and telecommunications in preparing and presenting classroom
projects.
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Objectives:
The learner will:
1. Choose a famous fashion designer and research his/her life and
fashion influence using the Internet.
2. Prepare a portfolio of the designer's best known
illustrations/sketches.
3. Use a word processing program on the computer to write a brief
biographical profile of his/her chosen designer. |
Lesson
Materials and Resources:
List of designers
Textbook: Clothing: Fashion, Fabric and Construction |
Technology
Tools and Materials:
Hardware:
computer and printer
Websites:
Designer Directory <http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Design_Arts/Fashion_and_Beauty/Designers/>
Fashion <http://fashion.about.com/>
Occupational Outlook
Handbook <http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos090.htm>
Designers List A to
Z <http://fashion.about.com/od/designersaz/>
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Background
Information:
Students should have a basic knowledge of the Internet and should know
how to use search engines to conduct research. Students will need to
know about the contributions of fashion designers to the clothing
industry. |
Lesson
Procedures:
1. Introduction of Computer Project
2. Pass out a list of fashion designers and allow students to choose
one designer to research.
3. Explain instructions for researching the designer and for writing
the report.
4. Assist students with computer research.
5. Assist students with writing their report.
6. Presentation of reports by students.
7. Conclusion
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Assessment
Procedures:
1. The teacher will use a rubric to grade student's reports.
2. Students will evaluate each other during oral presentations using
teacher-made checklist.
3. Grades will be calculated by adding the teacher's score and the
average score received from the student's classmates. |
Accommodations/Modifications:
Students who lack computer skills will be paired with more
knowledgeable students for group assignment.
----- written by
Rhonda Davis
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Reproducible
Materials:
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Explorations
and Extensions:
Students could try their hand at fashion illustration and/or clothing
design for independent study. |
Lesson
Development Resources:
Textbook: Clothing: Fashion, Fabrics and Construction |
Contact
Information:
Rhonda Davis
rhonda.davis@mcschools.net
Wossman |
