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Body Language? The Language of Contemporary Fashion Lesson PlanBody Language? The Language of Contemporary Fashion Lesson Plan
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Body Language? The Language of Contemporary Fashion

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Students examine the messages given to others based on their clothing. In groups, they compare and contrast the clothes of today with those from the 1980s. While being shown a picture of a piece of clothing, they practice object analysis and individually create one piece of clothing to share with the class.

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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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