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Fashion Design

World Cup Rugby 2019

2020 Tokyo Olympics

Unit title: Fashion Design for 2020 Olympic Games or 2019 Rugby World Cup
MYP Year: 9
Unit duration: 8 weeks

 

Problem: With the 2020 Olympics and 2019 Rugby World fast approaching, there is a need to design uniforms.

 

Design Brief: Your task is to design a particular uniform for a specific national team and for a specific occasion for the Sports Minister of that country “for the consideration”. 

 

Design Specifications: Your product must:

  • be appropriate for the climate

  • clearly represent the country

  • be modern and in line with the latest trends

  • have colours that are exact for the country 

  • consider past uniforms and have a clear link to past uniforms 

  • inspire pride and belonging


Approaches to learning (ATL) skills that you will specifically teach and practice throughout the unit

  • Thinking skills

  • Social skills

  • Research skills 


Key Concept: Communities
Related Concept(s): Function, Innovation and Markets and Trends
Global Context: identities and relationships


Inquiry Questions
Factual:

  • Identify why uniforms are needed

  • Compare and contrast well designed uniforms and poorly designed uniforms

  • What role does colour play in a uniform’s design?

 

Conceptual:

  • Describe the function of a good uniform

  • What fashion design features help represent a specific country

 

Debatable:

  • Identify emotions connect to a well designed national uniform

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Class Activities - Timeline

Monday 18/02/2019 ~ Criterion B ~ Mr Watson grades SKETCHUP and students work on their first batch of uniform design idea. Pick a country, a sport, an event, a warm up jacket and draw 3 design ideas with a paper and coloured pens. The emphasis today is designing a particular item of clothing, for a particular team, for a particular country and also on one particular technology for designing clothing.

 

Wednesday 20/02/2019 ~ Criterion B ~ Mr Watson assesses Criterion A and student work on the second batch of uniform design ideas. Pick a new country, a new sport, an event, and using software/app create 3 shoe design ideas. The emphasis today is designing a particular item of clothing, for a particular team, for a particular country and also on one particular technology for designing clothing.

 

Friday 22/02/2019 ~ Criterion B ~ Mr Watson assesses Criterion A and third uniform design idea. The emphasis today is designing a particular item of clothing, for a particular team, for a particular country and also on one particular technology for designing clothing.

 

Monday 25/02/2019 ~ Criterion B ~ Class updates Wix Criterion B section. Mr Watson assesses Criterion A

 

Wednesday 27/02/2019 ~ Criterion B  ~ fourth uniform design. The emphasis today is designing a particular item of clothing, for a particular team, for a particular country and also on one particular technology for designing clothing.

 

Friday 01/03/2019 ~ Criterion B ~ Decide on you BEST DESIGN IDEA and a RESOURCE FOR INSPIRATION

 

Monday 04/03/2019 ~ Criterion C ~ Create a plan and Design your uniform. Mr Watson assesses Criterion A + B

Wednesday 06/03/2019 ~ Criterion C ~ Design your uniform. Mr Watson assesses Criterion A + B

Friday 08/03/2019 ~ Criterion C ~ Design your uniform

Monday 11/03/2019 ~ Criterion C ~ Design your uniform and update WIX Criterion C page.

 

Wednesday 13/03/2019 ~ Criterion D ~ TEST - gather feedback from 3-6 people (be sure to focus on the design specifications, impact on society and what changes should be made to make this better)

Friday 15/03/2019 ~ Criterion D ~ WRITE Report for Criterion D:

i. designs detailed and relevant testing methods, which generate data, to measure the success of the solution

ii. critically evaluates the success of the solution against the design specification based on authentic product testing

iii. explains how the solution could be improved

iv. explains the impact of the product on the client/target audience.

 

Monday 18/03/2019 ~ Write Report Card Comment (ATL thinking and Learner Profile reflecting) .

Write a Report Card Comment (details below) and upload report comment as a PDF on JUPITER + 2nd Work on updating your WIX website (Mr Watson away with Talent Quest)

 

Sentence One - discuss the work you are pleased with, so far this year.

 

Sentence Two - discuss ATL skill(s) you developed this year so far:

ATL Skills:

  • Communication. Communication. Social. Collaboration.

  • Self-management. Organization. Affective. Mindfulness.

  • Emotional management. Self-motivation. Perseverance. Resilience.

  • Reflection. Research. Information literacy and Academic Honesty. Media literacy and Academic Honesty.

  • Thinking. Critical thinking. Creative thinking. Transfer.

 

 

Sentence Three - Discuss an ATL skills you need to work on for better success in Design class:

  • To achieve the next level in XXX

  • In order to improve my learning and progress, I will XXX

  • By focusing on developing XXX I will make better progress.

 

ATL Skills:

  • Communication. Communication. Social. Collaboration.

  • Self-management. Organization. Affective. Mindfulness.

  • Emotional management. Self-motivation. Perseverance. Resilience.

  • Reflection. Research. Information literacy and Academic Honesty. Media literacy and Academic Honesty.

  • Thinking. Critical thinking. Creative thinking. Transfer.

 

Wednesday 20/03/2019 ~ Criterion C ~ Create your version of the HJIS PE Uniform Design (Mr Watson will be away)

 

Friday 22/03/2019 ~ Criterion C ~ HJIS PE Uniform Design (Mr Watson will assess any work you may have for report cards)

 

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Monday 08/04/2019 ~ Criterion C ~ HJIS PE Uniform Design

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Tuesday  09/04/2019 ~ Criterion C ~ Create a compelling infographic the showcases your PE Uniform with CANVA.COM for presenting your work to teachers and students + collect FEEDBACK about your uniform design

 

Friday 12/04/2019 ~ Criterion C ~ HJIS PE Uniform Design + work on infographic

 

Monday 15/04/2019 ~ Criterion D ~ Collect feedback from peers and teachers about your HJIS PE Uniform Design.

  • Complete Uniform

  • Build an Inforgraphic for the purpose of collecting feedback

  • Get feedback:

    • Your thoughts about the design​?

    • Your thoughts about the colour choices?

    • Your thoughts about the cut?

    • Your thoughts about fabric choice?

    • Your thoughts about the style?

    • Would you like to wear this PE uniform?

    • Would a whole class/school in this uniform project a positive, unified, strong and modern/stylish image?

    • If you passed a student wearing this uniform - what conclusion would you draw about the school?

    • Thoughts about how I change this uniform to make it better?

 

Tuesday 16/04/2019 ~ Criterion D ~ Adjust your infographic so that it showcases your PE Uniform and also addresses the Criterion C and D for assessment. 

Include these parts in your infographic:

  • plan

  • skills

  • the product

  • improvements

  • test

  • test results

  • test analysis

  • suggested improvements

  • impact on society

 

Friday 19/04/2019 ~ Mr Watson will assess C and D

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Tools for Fashion Designing:

 

 

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