Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
7055 Heather Street, Vancouver, B.C, Canada V6P 4P7
Phone: 604-713-8189 Fax: 604-713-8189
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Our Mission: Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School contributes to the intellectual, physical,
aesthetic, creative, moral, and social development of its students by providing challenges and
opportunities for them to gain the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes to enrich their lives and
society.
Textile Studies 11
Mrs. S. Petersen
The study of Home Economics is unique because it is concerned with meeting the challenges of everyday living in
a modern society. Key course concepts focused on in Textiles 11 include the design, production, selection and
evaluation of textiles items, and the social, cultural and economic factors affecting those decisions, including
management and consumer choices.
Students will develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that have immediate and future applications in their
personal and family lives, as well as local and global environments. The five main areas the scope of this course
covers are:
1. Textile Foundations
Students will apply safe practices for textile production and the study of
textile care, selection and use.
2. Constructing textile items
Students will gain an understanding of procedures and use a variety of
sewing techniques to produce and repair textile items.
3. Applying creative processes
Students examine design elements and principles, and experiment
with processes used to create unique textile items. They will also begin to
develop fashion sketching skills and investigate Canadian fashion designers.
4. Factors affecting textile choice and use
Students will explore historical, political and cultural influences on
fashion and textiles.
5. Career opportunities
Students will investigate career opportunities in fashion and
textile-related careers.
The organization of this course has been guided by the principles of learning set out in the provincially prescribed
Home Economics curriculum that state:
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Learning requires the active participation of the student.
People learn in a variety of ways and at different rates.
Learning is both an individual and group process.
Students will participate in a variety of learning experiences involving individual, partner and group work in both
teacher-led and student-led activities. Course work includes demonstrations, labs, projects, research and
classroom lessons. Fieldtrips may be a possibility.
A wide variety of both formative and summative assessment methods may be used in this course, including:
observation, self and peer evaluations, oral and written reports, and written, oral and practical quizzes and tests.
The Home Economics department strives to apply alternative assessment strategies to a range of classroom
activities. Students in this course will be given the opportunity to make alternate proposals for specified
assignments and will often have direct input into assessment procedures such as helping to create scoring rubrics.
Textiles 11 Tentative Year Outline
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Students will create:
-Project 1 -Simple knit top
-Project 2 -Skirt or pants
-Project 3 -Blouse, shirt, jacket
-Project 4 -Student choice
-Samples will be included where applicable
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Projects 2-4 must have 4 required techniques from the basic areas of:
-Closures e.g. lapped, invisible or fly-front zipper, buttonholes, snaps, eyelets
-Stitching e.g. French seam, flat fell seam, welt seam, embroidery, top stitching
-Fitting e.g. gathers, darts, tucks, pleats
-Hemming e.g. rolled, top stitched, blind, double needle
-Garment parts e.g. yokes, sleeves, tabs, facings, collars, pockets, bands
Term 1
Review of sewing machine
Social Responsibility Project 1
Elements and principles of design
Measurement, patterns and basic alterations
Use of sergers
Fashion Sketching Techniques
Equipment and supplies
Garment styles and parts
Wardrobe Coordination
Textile study: Knits
Project 1: Simple knit top
Begin Project 2: Skirt, pants or shorts
Term 2
Complete Project 2: Skirt or pants
Cultural/historic investigation
Textile study: Woven and specialty fabrics
Project 3: Blouse, shirt or jacket
Fashion Sketching Assignment
Social Responsibility Project 2
Term 3
Textile Study: colour & embellishment processes
Education/Career Investigation
Recycled garment
Eric Hamber/Kwantlen/AI Fashion Show
Fashion Designer Exploration
Textile choices, influences, implications
Project 4: Student choice
Assessment Criteria:
Evaluation weighting
Labs/time mgmt.
20%
Tests/projects
60%
Class work
20%
Grading
A
86-100%
B
73-85%
C+
67-72%
C
60-66%
C50-59%
I
0-49%
Term Weighting: Each term will have equal weight.
Equipment & Supplies:
- 3-ring binder, organized into 2 sections for class work at the front and samples at the back
- blue or black pen and a pencil
- student agenda
- metric tape measure
- thread for basting and sewing samples - hand sewing needles - seam ripper - pins and holder
- small box or bag for supplies
- bobbin (one will be loaned to you for the year – collected in June)
Optional :
-Plastic page protector for samples
-additional personal supplies as desired
Supplemental
The supplementary cost for this course is _________. Please provide exact change or a cheque payable to Churchill
Secondary School.
Classroom expectations
Everyone is expected to show respect and courtesy to each other in this classroom. Carefully listening, cooperating
with the teacher and classmates, and participating fully in activities will help to make this an enjoyable and worthwhile
experience.
The use of English in this classroom is essential. It provides needed practice for students and allows the teacher to
monitor students and provide assistance.
Attendance and missed work
It is very important to come to class prepared and on time. Students, if you are late, enter the room quietly and try to
catch up with what the rest of the class is doing. I will give you directions as soon as possible without interrupting
everyone else. If attendance has already been done, it is your responsibility to remind me to change your absence to a
late.
When returning from an absence, please bring a dated and signed note. Each student is responsible for work missed
during an absence. Look in your folder for missed sheets and ask the teacher about how to make up work. Work
missed because of an unexcused absence will receive a score of "0".
Electronic devices/cell phones
This equipment is best left in lockers, but if it is brought to class, it should be stored out of sight (no headphones or ear
buds hanging around necks) and used in the classroom only for specific, designated purposes. (e.g. Taking photos of
food would be allowed with supervision when permission is granted.)
Extra help
Students are encouraged to come in early when possible to start labs and to see me outside of class time when help is
needed. I will set a schedule of when the sewing room will be open each week, but I may also be available other days.
Before or after school are the best times, checking first to see when I am available. As I have only one Textiles block,
I will more frequently be found in the foods room (214). I cannot stress enough the importance of asking for extra help
when needed. My goal is to have success for all students, so please ask when extra assistance is needed! In some
circumstances make-up or alternate assignments may be negotiated. Parents/guardians please note the school phone
number or my e-mail is spetersen@vsb.bc.ca
Home Economics Department policies
These will be discussed the first week of class and are posted on the bulletin boards.
School Policies regarding Academic Integrity, Computer Use and Code of Conduct are available on the Churchill
website http://churchill.vsb.bc.ca/mambo/ and in the student agenda.
Textiles Experience and Course Objectives
The Textiles curriculum provides opportunities for students to practise, learn, understand, and use a variety
of skills. Discuss with your tablemates each aspect below and fill in some textiles-related examples of each
on the table.
Aspect
1.Decision-making and problemsolving skills
2.Aesthetic principles of textile
design and production of textile
items
3.Textile techniques
4.Textile-related equipment
5.Recycling and remodelling
textile items
6.Creative expression
7.Cultural diversity in relation to
customs and textile items
8.Environmental, cultural, and
economic factors that influence
textile choices
9.Impact of an individual’s textile
choices on others, both locally and
globally
10. Other
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