Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________ Period: ______
The rule for today: We talk about clothing. We do not talk about each other's clothes. Nobody in this room has to explain or defend what they are wearing.
Directions: Fill in Part 1 and Part 2 during the slides and the shirt demonstration. Fill in Part 3 during the culture and generation slides. Copy the class agreement into Part 4 at the end and sign it if you agree to it.
Word bank in Spanish
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| impression | impresión |
| communication | comunicación |
| nonverbal | no verbal |
| uniform | uniforme |
| costume | disfraz |
| culture | cultura |
| respect | respeto |
| agreement | acuerdo |
| setting | entorno (situación) |
| audience | público |
Part 1: Clothing is communication
People communicate (send messages) through four channels. Fill in the missing ones. Give an example of each.
| Channel | What it is | An example |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Words | The words you choose | |
| 2. Voice | ||
| 3. Body | ||
| 4. Appearance |
Clothing lives in channel number ______.
A uniform says: ______________________________________________________________
A costume says: ______________________________________________________________
One sentence: what has to be true for a costume to work?
Answer: _______________________________________________________________
Part 2: The same shirt, three settings
One shirt. Three settings. Fill in the grid.
| Setting | What the shirt says here | Who is reading it |
|---|---|---|
| A job interview | ||
| A family cookout | ||
| A school hallway |
Finish the sentence: The shirt did not change. What changed was _______________________
(more room) _____________________________________________________________
Part 3: Culture and generations
3a. Write one example of clothing that carries cultural meaning. You can use one from the slide or one you know.
Answer: _______________________________________________________________
3b. Finish this sentence in your own words: "It is just a costume" does not work for cultural dress because
Answer: _______________________________________________________________
3c. Name one thing about clothing that has changed between your parents' or grandparents' generation and yours.
Answer: _______________________________________________________________
3d. What did adults say about what your parents or grandparents wore at your age?
Answer: _______________________________________________________________
Part 4: Our class agreement
The class writes this together. Copy the final lines here.
What is okay to say about what somebody is wearing
- _______________________________________________________________________
- _______________________________________________________________________
- _______________________________________________________________________
- _______________________________________________________________________
- _______________________________________________________________________
What is not okay to say about what somebody is wearing
- _______________________________________________________________________
- _______________________________________________________________________
- _______________________________________________________________________
- _______________________________________________________________________
- _______________________________________________________________________
The line I nominated: ______________________________________________________
My reason for it: __________________________________________________________
I agree to this. Signed: ______________________________ Date: ______________
Exit card (tear off or write on an index card)
- One line from our agreement you will actually use:
Answer: _______________________________________________________________
- One thing clothing says without words:
Answer: _______________________________________________________________
- One question you still have:
Answer: _______________________________________________________________