Fashion: Art, History, Life engages students in a hands-on environment that supports both personal and educational growth. This course allows students to examine the design process, textiles, and ever-growing fashion industry. Students explore the history of apparel design and its transformation from function to style. This course also invites students to demonstrate their knowledge using multiple creative outlets including drawing, computer-aided design and garment construction. Fashion: Art, History, Life develops fundamental life skills while introducing students to a creative and dynamic profession.
Standards - National Standards represent Family and Consumer Science National Standards. Connecticut has adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as the Connecticut State Standards (CSS).
The student will . . .
NATIONAL STANARDS
CONTENT
16.1 - Analyze career paths within textile apparel and design industries.
16.5 - Evaluate elements of textile and apparel merchandising.
16.6 - Evaluate the components of customer service.
COMPETENCIES
16.1.1 - Explain the roles and functions of individuals engaged in textiles and apparel careers.
16.1.2 - Analyze opportunities for employment and entrepreneurial endeavors.
16.1.3 - Summarize education and training requirements and opportunities for career paths in textile and apparel services.
16.1.5 - Create an employment portfolio for use with applying for internships, work-based learning opportunities and employment in textiles, fashion, and apparel.
16.1.6 - Analyze the role of professional organizations in textiles, fashion, and apparel industries.
16.5.1 - Review marketing strategies for apparel and textile products.
16.6.3 - Determine the skills necessary for quality customer service.
CONNECTICUT STANDARDS
WRITING
Production and Distribution of Writing
WHST.9-10.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
WHST.9-10.7 - Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self- generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Key Ideas and Details
RH.9-10.3 - Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RH.9-10.9 - Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
The student will . . .
NATIONAL STANARDS
CONTENT
16.5 - Evaluate elements of textiles and apparel merchandising.
16.6 - Evaluate the components of customer service.
COMPETENCIES
16.1.1 - Explain the roles and functions of individuals engaged in textiles and apparel careers.
16.5.1 - Review marketing strategies for apparel and textile products.
16.5.4 - Review external factors that influence merchandising.
16.6.2 - Assess the impact of cultural diversity as a factor in customer relations.
16.6.3 - Determine the skills necessary for quality customer service.
CONNECTICUT STANDARDS
WRITING
Key Ideas and Details
WHST.9-10.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
WHST.9-10.7 - Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self- generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
RST.11-12.7 - Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
Text Types and Purposes
RH.9-10.1 - Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
RH.9-10.3 - Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
The student will . . .
NATIONAL STANARDS
CONTENT
16.2 - Evaluate fiber and textile products and materials.
16.3 - Demonstrate fashion, apparel, and textile design skills.
COMPETENCIES
16.2.1 - Apply appropriate terminology for identifying, comparing, and analyzing the most common generic textile fibers.
16.2.2 - Evaluate performance characteristics of textile fiber and fabrics.
16.3.2 - Apply basic and complex color schemes and color theory to develop and enhance visual effects.
16.3.3 - Utilize elements and principles of design in designing, constructing, and/or altering textile, apparel, and fashion products.
CONNECTICUT STANDARDS
WRITING
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RST.11-12.7 - Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
RH.9-10.9 - Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
Text Types and Purposes
WHST.9-10.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
The student will . . .
NATIONAL STANARDS
CONTENT
16.2 - Evaluate fiber and textile products and materials.
16.3 - Demonstrate fashion, apparel, and textile design skills.
COMPETENCIES
16.2.1 - Apply appropriate terminology for identifying, comparing, and analyzing the most common generic textile fibers.
16.2.2 - Evaluate performance characteristics of textile fiber and fabrics.
16.3.1 - Examine the ways in which fabric, texture and pattern can affect visual appearance.
16.3.4 - Demonstrate design concepts with materials or computer, using draping and/or flat pattern making technique.
CONNECTICUT STANDARDS
WRITING
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RH.9-10.9 - Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.