Clothing, Housing, & Design 30S
2011-2012
Carman Collegiate
Teacher: Ms. M. Salazar-Toews
EMAIL: msalazar-toews@prsdmb.ca
WEBSITE: www.clothinghousingdesign.pbworks.com
Course Outline:
The 30s Clothing, Housing, and Design course allows students the opportunity to build on skills and knowledge they have gathered in previous years of Clothing, Housing, and Design course work. The course content deals specifically with concerns and planning in all three areas of this program. This is a highly practical course with a significant amount of time dedicated to further developing skills and experience. Students will be given opportunities to develop personal project plans in areas of their choosing.
Topics to be covered include:
Unit 1: Introductory Unit and Review of Basic Skills (5%)
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Unit 4: Textiles & Society (15%)
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Unit 2: Factors Affecting Family and Lifestyle (15%)
Unit 3: The Textile Industry (20%)
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Unit 5: Practical Applications of Creativity and Design (45%)
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Evaluation:
The topics to be covered will be evaluated based on student assignments, project work, and final projects.
Course Expectations:
Assignment Completion:
1) Students must complete all of the assigned work in order to receive credit in the course.
2) All assignments should be completed on time. Since this course runs only once in a cycle, all missed assignments must be picked up and completed prior to the next class.
3) The final date for submission of practical projects will be announced a minimum of a month in advance of this date, after this date, no late assignments will be accepted and will in turn receive a mark of 0.
Course Projects:
You must complete all compulsory projects (as assigned) plus 100 marks of elective projects by _______________________________.
Compulsory Projects |
Maximum Possible Grade |
Recycling Project |
25 |
The Decorating Challenge |
15 |
Charity Item |
20 |
Pattern Development |
25 |
Quilting |
15 |
Elective Projects |
Maximum Possible Grade |
Using a Pattern (small project) |
20 |
Using a Pattern (large project) |
40 |
Simple Quilt Project (Block Pattern: baby blanket or cushion) |
20 |
Complex Quilt Project (Other Pattern: full size) |
50 |
Simple Knitting Project (dish cloths, scarf, etc.) |
20 |
Complex Knitting/Crocheting Project (large scale project) |
40 |
Furniture Refinishing (large/small project) |
40/20 |
Redecorate a Bedroom (wall treatment, accessories, etc.) *subject to approval |
60 |
For Example: A student cannot accumulate 100 marks by completing 5 knitted scarves throughout the year.
*NOTE: This outline of topics, projects, and labs is subject to change at the discretion of the teacher.