Name
Europeana in your classroom: building 21st-century competences with digital cultural heritage
Topic
Attire and Social Diversity
Learning time
1 hour and 30 minutes
Designed time
6 hours
Size of class
20 students at the age of 17
Description
The way we are dressed, the materials we use and the style complements and reveals our personality. It is part of ourselves and expresses our personal texture: how we want others to see us and how we see ourselves. From the way a person is dressed, one can guess his profession, his social position, his education, and many elements of his character. Many famous clothing designers have been distinguished in the long history of the history of sewing and haute couture in particular.
Aims
Students will learn about the history of attire and the impact in their life. They will meet famous clothing designers and compare fashion with style and human behaviors.
Outcomes
Knowledge, Comprehension, Affective learning outcomes, Evaluation
Editor
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1st group - Attire in ancient societies
90 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
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    Find info about clothes in Genesis. Adam and Eve were nude in Paradise (Gen. 2. 25)). What significance had the clothes for Adam and Eve? When did they get dressed and why? (Gen. 3.7)
  • Investigate
    20
    5
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    Search for materials and fabrics in the ancient world. Clothes and social status in ancient times.
  • Discuss
    20
    5
    2
    Discuss about Clothes and social positions in ancient times. Handmade clothes now and then. use Europeana for info
  • Produce
    30
    5
    0
    Make a poster using Web 2.0 Tools and present your findings to the other groups. Peer evaluation of the presentation and feedback. Upload the presentation to the school website.
Notes:
Apart from other recourses and web sites use Europeana Collections to get your info.
Resources linked: 2
2nd group – Attire and human behavior
90 minutes)
  • Discuss
    20
    5
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    What is the significance of clothing for humans?
  • Collaborate
    30
    5
    0
    Is the attire characteristic of human behavior? Describe the appearance of a young person of your time or of a characteristic social type.
  • Practice
    20
    5
    0
    What effect does clothing have on the mood of people?
  • Produce
    20
    5
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    Dramatize the project using costumes and impersonate different human behaviors and present it to the other groups. Peer evaluation of the presentation and feedback. Upload the presentation to the school website.
Notes:
Apart from other recourses and web sites use Europeana Collections to get your info.
Resources linked: 1
3rd group – People in uniforms
90 minutes)
  • Discuss
    20
    5
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    How much and why does a uniform fascinate you?
  • Collaborate
    30
    5
    1
    Are there uniforms in young groups that distinguish them from the adults? What about sportswear?
  • Practice
    20
    5
    0
    Describe the "outfit" of a young man belonging to a youth group.
  • Produce
    20
    5
    0
    On the occasion of the description of these uniforms, try to present the personality of the corresponding people. Create a presentation of your findings using Web 2.0 Tools and present it to the other groups. Peer evaluation of the presentation and feedback. Upload the presentation to the school website.
Notes:
Apart from other recourses and web sites use Europeana Collections to get your info.
Resources linked: 1
4th group – Fashion and style
90 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    20
    5
    1
    Identify the content of the concepts of fashion and style. Search about clothes and occupation, clothes and social position. Look for famous clothing designers in Europeana Enter the world of French Haute Couture and learn about some of the most important couturiers: Charles Frederick Worth Paul Poiret Dior Cristobal Yves Saint Laurent
  • Investigate
    20
    5
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    Explain why fashion turns people into a mass, while style emphasizes diversity. What style of dress do young people adopt today and why? What are the most common materials? Use Europeana for info. Cotton Silk Wool Paper Metal
  • Discuss
    20
    5
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    How and why does fashion affect you? Have you found your personal style? Provide details of your personal style.
  • Produce
    30
    5
    0
    Create a presentation of your findings using Web 2.0 Tools and present it to the other groups.. Peer evaluation of the presentation and feedback. Upload the presentation to the school website.
Notes:
Apart from other recourses and web sites use Europeana Collections to get your info.
Resources linked: 1

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