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 other languages
| English | Turkish | Portuguese | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| impression | izlenim | impressão | impresión |
| communication | iletişim | comunicação | comunicación |
| nonverbal | sözsüz | não verbal | no verbal |
| uniform | üniforma | uniforme | uniforme |
| costume | kostüm | fantasia (traje) | disfraz |
| culture | kültür | cultura | cultura |
| respect | saygı | respeito | respeto |
| agreement | anlaşma | acordo | acuerdo |
| setting | ortam | ambiente (situação) | entorno (situación) |
| audience | izleyici (karşıdaki kişi) | público | público |
Part 1: Clothing is communication
People communicate through four channels. Fill in the missing ones and 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?
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 _______________________
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.
3b. Finish this sentence in your own words: "It is just a costume" does not work for cultural dress because
3c. Name one thing about clothing that has changed between your parents' or grandparents' generation and yours.
3d. What did adults say about what your parents or grandparents wore at your age?
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:
- One thing clothing says without words:
- One question you still have: