The Social Effects of Consuming Fast Fashion
Learning Intention:
We are learning to understand the social effects of consuming fast fashion.
Success Criteria:
I have engaged with the sources on the sheet below
I can explain 2 social effects of consuming Fast Fashion
Activity One: Watch this video and answer the questions below.
1. Fill in the gaps in this sentence. Products are _______ than ever, despite having to ______ across the
world to get to us.
2. Dopamine is a chemical you get in your brain that makes you feel good. You can get dopamine from
doing exercise, getting lots of sleep or eating food. What else does the video say you can get a
dopamine hit from?
3. What is the average number of clothing items that an American buys each each year?
4. Why do people buy things online but not return them - even if they aren’t using them?
5. What is estimated to happen to most of the clothes we donate?
6. What does the video suggest companies should be doing to design their products better?
7. Do you think the amount of stuff you and your family buys is too much? Explain your answer.
Activity Two: Read this article “How Social Media Contributed to the Rise of Fast Fashion” and answer the
following questions.
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2. Write a PEDAL or TEXAS paragraph explaining how instagram influencers encourage over
consumption. Use a quote from the article as your example in your paragraph. You can use the
following sentence starters if you wish.
Social media is used by fast fashion companies to…..
The way social media influencing works is...
In the article “How Social Media Contributed to the Rise of Fast Fashion”, it says …
Fast Fashion is part of a global trend of over consumption because/which…
Social media influencing...