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Classroom Practice Case Study May 2010
SOFT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY YEARS 7-10

T-shirt design unit

T-Shirt design unit

T-shirt design provides the context for this case study that focuses on the identification and targeting of a potential market through graphic design. Follow the progression of an established Year 10 t-shirt unit that shifted from the class-wide promotion of breast cancer awareness in 2008, to a 2009 project where each student identified their own issue or charitable cause to promote, and then researched, designed and created their own t-shirt.

Teacher guidance – level 5

BRIEF DEVELOPMENT

Support students to identify a need or opportunity and develop a conceptual statement

  • Indicator: Students can establish a conceptual statement that justifies the nature of the outcome and why such an outcome should be developed.

PLANNING FOR PRACTICE

Support students to review past planning decisions in an ongoing manner and evaluate progress to inform their ongoing planning.

  • Indicator: Students can use planning tools to record initial plans and ongoing revisions in ways which provide justification for planning decisions made.

OUTCOME DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION

Provide a range of materials/components and support students to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to evaluate and use them.

  • Indicator: Students can produce and trial a prototype of the outcome.
Key Competencies / Values Additional Material:

This unit raised awareness of social/ethical issues, encouraging students to explore and express their own and societal values.

Worksheets from Barbara Knight from the following categories:

  • Teacher notes
  • Investigate
  • Design
  • Create
  • Evaluate