CLASS ACTIVITY 10TH GRADE

Hello guys, print this activity and bring it next class:

      “The Mystery of Fashion”

Name: ________________________________ Grade: ___________________ Date: ___________________

URBAN TRIBES

What do they have in common? Where are they from? Do you know anything about their style? Do you belong to any Urban Tribe? If not, which one would you like to be part of?

LET’S THINK!

         Work alone

BEFORE READING, answer the following questions:

1.    Do you belong to an Urban Tribe? Which one? If not, explain your reasons.

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2.    What type of music do you listen to?______________________________________

3.    Do you like Japanese urban tribes? Why?

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4.    Complete the following chart with the missing information:

URBAN TRIBE	MUSIC THEY MAY LISTEN TO.	CLOTHES THEY MAY WEAR.
Emos
Gothics
Hippies
Otakus
Decora
Pin ups/Rockabilly

SPEAKING

DISCUSS: What does the word sterotype mean?

                                                    

KEY WORDS

 

               

5.    Match the following words with their possible English definition:

1. Pins 2. Clips 3. Bows 4. Hair 5. Headbands 6. Jewelry

7. Toys 8. Layering 9. Buttons 10. Colorful 11. Infancy 12. Alligator

____ Colorido ____ Cintillos ____ Juguetes ____ Infancia ____ Cabello ____ En capas ____ Moños

____ Cocodrilo ____ Botones ____ Joyas ____ Pinches ­­­____ Broches

Now read the text called The Mystery of Fashion.

 

How to be a “Decora”

Decora is a Japanese fashion style also known as "Dekora" or "Decorer”. Decora people are wearing bright colors, wild hair clips and bows, and tons of layering and accessories. The accessories include plastic toys and jewelry, which click together and make noise as the wearer moves. The style is sometimes mistakenly called "Fruits-style" by people not from Japan. This style is mainly used by woman but also there are more and more men that are using it.

Girls are wearing colorful clothes and different types of hair accessories like pins, bows, alligator pins, headbands and on their clothes they are using buttons and toys. Make up is so important too and must be in bright colors. Girls can wear black clothes, but just if the accessories complement the look.

People in Japan are saying that girls that wear this kind of style didn’t have infancy, but it is clear that they just are trying to find their own identity, just like any adolescent or teenager in the world. It seems that the fact that young people belong to an urban tribe makes them feel more comfortable with themselves.

Are you thinking that you want to be a Decora? So try some of these tips to get the Decora look:

1. Only colorful clothes are allowed. Girls are not wearing black.

2. Tons of accessories. Girls are hanging toys on their clothes.

3.  Make up. Girls are using bright colors mainly on their eyes.

4. Don’t’ be shy. Decora girls don’t pay attention to jokes.

5. Be yourself, this is the gold rule and you will not fail.

WHILE READING! Answer the following questions

1. Answer true (T) or false (F):

                                                               a. __________ Decora is also called Dekora.

                                                               b. __________ Decora girl wear only black clothes.                                                                 

                                                               c. __________ A Decora wears toys as accessories.

                                                               d. __________ People from Japan call this style as “Fruits-style”

                                                               e. __________ The make up for a Decora is so important.

2. Answer the following questions according to the reading and your own opinion:

a. What is your opinion about Decora Tribe?__________________________________________________________

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b. Is there any other Urban Tribe similar to Decora one? Which one? ______________________________________

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c. How is Decora style called in other countries?_______________________________________________________

d. Are there in Colombia a tribe similar to this one?________________________________________________

 

Name:____________________________________ Grade:___________________________________				Project:_____________________________________
CRITERIA:		BAD	SO SO			GOOD	EXCELLENT	REASON
Did I learn vocabulary related to urban tribes and fashion items?								___________________________________________________________
Did I understand the text I read?								___________________________________________________________
Could I identify the main and specific ideas of the text I read?								___________________________________________________________
Could I use Present and Past Continuous in written sentences?								___________________________________________________________
Did I give good ideas when we worked in groups?								____________________________________________________________
Did I present a fashion show describing an urban tribe and its sense of fashion in a good way? (using English)								____________________________________________________________
Did I respect my classmates’ opinions and interventions?								____________________________________________________________
What mark do I deserve?					Student’s Signature
FOR TEACHER USE ONLY	POINTS:________				MARK:_________			OBSERVATIONS:____________________________________________________________________________