Warwick School District

Curriculum❯Contemporary Fashion 1 (sem)

Contemporary Fashion 1 (sem)

Grade Levels: 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 |

Course Description

Students interested in fashion will be given the opportunity to explore past fashions and their effect on one's present clothing selections.  Designed for beginners, the class will introduce sewing skills and techniques that will enable students to complete projects suitable to meet personal needs and tastes.  Contemporary Fashions I is recommended for any student interested in developing personal sewing skills or pursuing a career in textiles, fashion design or interior design.  All fabric used by the student will be purchased by the student.

Core Curriculum Content Standards

PA Common Core: Mathematics (2013)

  • Numbers and Operations

    • GRADE High School

      • Apply properties of rational and irrational numbers to solve real world or mathematical problems.(2.1.HS.F2)

  • Geometry

    • GRADE High School

      • Analyze relationships between two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects.(2.3.HS.A13)

Arts and Humanities (2002)

  • Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts

    • GRADE 12

      • Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities. Elements -Dance: • energy/force • space • time -Music: • duration • intensity • pitch • timbre -Theatre: • scenario • script/text • set design -Visual Arts: • color • form/shape • line • space • texture • value Principles -Dance: • choreography • form • genre • improvisation • style • technique -Music: • composition • form • genre • harmony • rhythm • texture -Theatre: • balance • collaboration • discipline • emphasis • focus • intention • movement • rhythm • style • voice -Visual Arts: • balance • contrast • emphasis/focal point • movement/rhythm • proportion/scale • repetition • unity/harmony(9.1.12.A)

  • Historical and Cultural Contexts

    • GRADE 12

      • Relate works in the arts to varying styles and genre and to the periods in which they were created (e.g., Bronze Age, Ming Dynasty, Renaissance, Classical, Modern, Post-Modern, Contemporary, Futuristic, others).(9.2.12.C)
      • Analyze how historical events and culture impact forms, techniques and purposes of works in the arts (e.g., Gilbert and Sullivan operettas)(9.2.12.E)

Family and Consumer Sciences (2002)

  • Financial and Resource Management

    • GRADE 9

      • Compare the influences of income and fringe benefits to make decisions about work.(11.1.9.E)

  • Balancing Family, Work, and Community Responsibility

    • Grade 9

      • Analyze the space requirements for a specified activity to meet a given need (e.g., family room, home office, kitchen).(11.2.9.D)
      • Evaluate the impact of technology and justify the use or nonuse of it (e.g., safety, cost/budget, appearance, efficiency).(11.2.9.E)
      • Contrast past and present family functions and predict their probable impact on the future of the family.(11.2.9.F)
      • Justify the significance of interpersonal communication skills in the practical reasoning method of decision making.(11.2.9.H)

    • Grade 12

      • Justify solutions developed by using practical reasoning skills.(11.2.12.A)
      • Evaluate the effectiveness of action plans that integrate personal, work, family and community responsibilities.(11.2.12.B)
      • Assess the availability of emerging technology that is designed to do the work of the family and evaluate the impact of its use on individuals, families and communities.(11.2.12.E)

Career Education and Work (2002)

  • Career Awareness and Preparation

    • GRADE 11

      • Relate careers to individual interests, abilities, and aptitudes.(13.1.11.A)
      • Analyze the relationship between career choices and career preparation opportunities, such as, but not limited to: -Associate degree -Baccalaureate degree -Certificate/licensure -Entrepreneurship -Immediate part/full time employment -Industry training -Military training -Professional degree -Registered apprenticeship -Tech Prep -Vocational rehabilitation centers(13.1.11.F)

Units

Unit #1 - Sewing

Unit #2 - Fashions Careers

Unit #3 - Fashion History

Unit #4 - Fashion Elements and Principles of Design

Unit #5 - Fibers, Fabrics, and Clothing Care

Course Resources

"Fashion!" 3rd ed., by Mary G. Wolfe, copyright 1998
"Apparel: Design, Textiles & Construction" 10thed., by Louise Liddell & Carolee Samuels, copyright 2012
"Successful Sewing" by Mary G. Westfall, copyright 2002
"Clothing: Concepts and Construction" by Margil Vanderhoff, copyright 1988