Chapter 1 Understanding Clothing 39 Leadership, Clothing, and Human Needs What do community service and your ideas about suitable clothing have in common? Both likely involve the things you value. Observe the people in your community. What clothing-related concerns do you see? Are there people walking around town without adequate clothing? Unemployed families and those living in homeless shelters may lack the type clothing necessary to protect them in various climates. Join with a team of classmates to plan and implement an FCCLA Community Service project to help meet the clothing needs of a group in your community. For example, you might sponsor a coat drive to provide warm coats for local children in need. Use the FCCLA Planning Process and related Community Service program documents to plan, implement, and evaluate your project. See your adviser for information as needed. Apparel Applications 16. Online poster. Create an interactive online poster (with a school-approved web-based application) showing examples of why people wear clothes. Use your creativity to write clever captions for images on your poster. Share your poster with friends and classmates. 17. Clothing list. Make a list of all the different groups to which you belong. Identify special clothing that you might wear to show that you are a member of each group. 18. Identifying personality. With a classmate, watch a current TV program. Select and write notes about the personality of a TV character, including both positive and negative traits. How does this person’s appearance refl ect his or her personality? Give an oral report to the class about your fi ndings. 19. Web-based video slideshow. Collect digital photos that illustrate your personality through your clothing preferences. Use a school- approved web-based application to create a video slideshow. Add text and music to enhance your presentation to further refl ect your personality. Share your slideshow with the class. 20. First impressions. Make a list of the things that impact your fi rst impression of a person. Compare your list with those of your classmates. Make a master list naming the most mentioned items fi rst. Academic Connections 21. Social studies. Research native dress or costumes people wear in other countries. Select one item of dress typical of one particular country. Write a report to share with the class discussing how culture infl uences this style dress. 22. Writing. Write a journal entry describing the formation of your values. What infl uences have family and friends had on your values? How do your values impact your clothing choices? 23. Writing. Write a paragraph titled “As I See Me.” Do not sign your paper. Give your paper to your instructor who will then give your description to another student to read. This student will try to identify who wrote the paragraph. Was the person who read your paragraph able to identify you? Do others see you as you see yourself? Why or why not? Workplace Links 24. Employer interview. Conduct interviews with several employers regarding standards of dress in their businesses. Find out why they have these standards. Share your fi ndings with the class. 25. Portfolio builder. The fi rst thing to include in your career portfolio is a letter of introduction. In this letter, describe who you are and why you are interested in a specifi c apparel- related career. Identify your career goals. Save a copy of this letter on your computer or on a fl ash drive to update as needed. A d i C ti