MELBA SCHOOL DISTRICT #136

MELBA HIGH SCHOOL

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Subject Area: Family & Consumer Science

Course Title: Clothing

Course Length: Semester

Grade Level: 9-12

Major Concepts: Apparel Design and Merchandising is designed to expose students to career opportunities and skills within the apparel design/merchandising industry. Emphasis is on skill development in design, merchandising, production, and acquisition and care of textiles and apparel products and services. Instruction includes art and design principles, construction techniques, entrepreneurship, and merchandising opportunities. FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) leadership activities are an integral part of this course.

Content:

The content shall include but not limited to the following:

• Analyze apparel and fashion
• Analyze the textiles and apparel industries
• Examine fiber and textile product materials
• Illustrate apparel Design skills
• Demonstrate techniques to produce, alter, and repair textile products
• Analyze personal and industry apparel consumer strategies
• Analyze career options within the textile and apparel industries

Intended Outcomes:

After successfully completing this course, the student will be able to:

• Choose appropriate fiber content for desired outcome of a garment
• Choose appropriate fabric construction for desired garment
• Distinguish the difference between fad, fashion and classic
• Construct a project using a pattern
• Examine apparel for infants, children, and individuals with special needs
• Practice wardrobe planning skills
• Change a garment fad, keeping the silhouette into a classic

Grading:

Students will be grade on the following criteria:

• Paperwork about the fashion industry and its history
• Labs relating to fabric construction, fabric coloring, and fiber identification
• Construction of 2 articles of clothing
• Identifying and presenting the colors and clothing styles that enhance their best features.