Fashion test info

Please note that the info for your test is also written on the front board in the classroom.

There are 15 multiple choice questions and the remainder are short answer questions (written on foolscap in complete sentences).  The test is out of 34 marks.

You will need to review the decades of fashion we looked at and remember the questions in the Kahoot review yesterday.

HINT:   Sumptuary laws were passed by Royalty....telling people what to wear.  Only royalty were allowed to wear the colour purple.

Below is a review slide show

Fashion Nov 17 - Nov 21

Hold on for a busy week.....

Monday - Artist Ruth Anne Merner joins us for our jewelry making workshop.  Remember your blow-dryer

Tuesday - A quick 10 minute test review on Kahoot followed by the remainder of the jewelry workshop.

Wednesday - you need to finish your 1 page summary of your decade (use APA style of referencing) and then continue with your colour schemes in your portfolio project.

Thursday - test.....first 30 - 35 minutes.  Then you will go( as soon as you are done) with Miss Carter to do an interest inventory.  When you finish with her come back to 109 to continue working on your portfolio

Friday - portfolio project....by the end of today - you should be finished colour, line and texture.

Fashion Nov 10 - 14

Hold on...it is a busy week!

Monday - work period to finish up decades presentation.  I visit my friend Marion and have borrowed some antique clothes for you to try on.  I also am bringing quite a few clothes from my own collection.  We will need a couple guys to model 2 suits I have.

Tuesday - Remembrance Day - First 1/2 of the period I have arranged for my parents to come in to talk to you.  My Mom was a child in Holland during the Second World War, and she will talk about her experiences.  She will also give you the inside scoop in the dresses from the 50s you tried on last Thursday. Second 1/2 of the class....finish presentations and start to share with class.  Mr Yates' class will join us for the first 1/2 of the class.

Wednesday - Decades Presentations.....we have to get everyone finished as we have a busy Thursday and Friday.

Thursday - Elements and Principles of Design - an intro to what elements and principles are and we will focus on colour today.

Friday - Colour collage.....Junk to Funk project.  We need to finish up a collage project so I can scan it and send it to an artist who will come in Monday and Tuesday to create jewelry with you

Looking ahead to next week.....Monday and Tuesday.....art/jewelry workshop.  BRING A BLOWDRYER please

Fashion Nov 3 - 7

Time is flying - it is November already!  Here is a look at the upcoming week...

Monday - history of fashion - overview in a slide show, look at assignment in detail - start to work on your chosen time period

Tuesday - As a group we will evaluate the first displays for the Junk 2Funk sale.  We will use the criteria you created for a rubric.  The remainder of the period is a work class for the history project

Wednesday - Tira Wooton  from  Exeter's LUVU beauty store visits

Thursday - work period for history decade and create new displays for Junk 2 Funk

Friday - PD DAY

Fashion Oct 20 - 24

Monday - I am away again today at a Safe Food Handling Course - you will be with Mr Crewsdon today and working on an iMovie trailer to sent to the announcements.

Tuesday - Today we will discuss Marketing/Visual merchandising and continue with the projects we are working on....we do have to clean up and fold the clothes we have - our room is starting to look like my daughter's room....and that is not a good thing!

Wednesday - I have a quick video to show you and then some questions on school climate....then we will continue with either the sewing form last week or your iMovie presentations

Thursday - Unfortunately I am away against Cross Country, so you will have work to do with Mr Crewsdon - related to Junk to Funk

Friday - a catch up day to finish up all outstanding projects, sewing or otherwise

REMINDER....BRING PERMISSION FORM FOR NEXT TUESDAY"S FIELD TRIP TO TORONTO

Test Next week as well....sewing and merchandising/marketing

Fashion October 13 - 17

I hope you had a fabulous holiday weekend - it seemed to zoom by.  Here is a look at our upcoming week - as always the schedule is subject to change

Monday - Thanksgiving

Tuesday - Sewing - I hope that everyone is well on their way to finishing their pillowcase today.  All seam samples should be handed in

Wednesday - last sewing day for now...if you are not done, you need to come in at lunch to finish up.

Thursday - I hope to work on 2 projects at once for the next few weeks - the first one is our gently used clothing sale and the second is a collaboration with Mr Yates - a historical fashion resource - we will focus on the different war years  and our class will look at the fashions of the time periods and his class will look at the war efforts.  I am not at school today as it is Huron Perth Cross Country and I am away with the Cross Country team

Friday - work period for those two projects

Fashion Oct 6-10

Last week we focused on our inquiry project and you collected your data and presented.  WE have one group left to present this week. We also started thinking about our fashion merchandising and marketing project - the clothes sale.

Monday - Friday this week will be spent at the sewing machines.  You will learn to thread the machine, spin a bobbin, create a stitch sample and then do 4 seam samples with different edge finishes.  We will then create a pillow case each.

Remember to get your permission forms in for our Oct 28 trip to Toronto.  Cost is $60 and that includes your bus fee plus entrance into the Bata Shoe museum and the ROM
BUs leaves CHSS 7:30 am