Slipper Deconstruction
| Grade | Work Samples |
|---|---|
| End of Stage 5 (end of Year 10) | |
| Grade A | Indra |
| Grade B | Courtney Shannon Morgan |
| Grade C | Ariel Huong Sam |
| Grade D | Taylor Lindsay Rania Bobby |
| Grade E | Jo |
Description of activity
The teacher has provided the class with a pair of commercially produced slippers for the deconstruction activity. Students have sketched and labelled the slippers. The teacher explains the term 'performance criteria' and differentiates between functional properties and aesthetic aspects of textile items.
This assessment activity requires students to:
- explain the performance criteria of the slippers, making a distinction between functional properties and aesthetic aspects
- deconstruct the slippers by separating the components
- identify the components of the slipper
- describe the properties of the materials used, justifying their selection according to the slippers' performance criteria.
Context
This activity is from a unit of work, Time for Bed, in Stage 5 Textiles Technology. It will assist students to develop an understanding of the link between the performance criteria and the selection of materials for a textiles item.
Prior to this activity students have sketched and labelled a pair of commercially produced slippers provided by the teacher showing the front, back and top views. Students will complete a deconstruction activity, listing the main components of the slippers and identifying the materials used. Students will describe the properties of the materials and justify their selection.
Project work for this unit requires students to design, produce and evaluate hand-felted slippers.
Areas for Assessment
Outcomes
A student:
5.1.1 explains the properties and performance of a range of textile items
5.1.2 justifies the selection of textile materials for specific end uses.
Criteria for assessing learning
(These criteria would normally be communicated to students with the activity.)
Students will be assessed on their ability to:
- explain the performance criteria of the commercially manufactured slippers, and distinguish between functional properties and aesthetic aspects
- identify the main components of the slippers
- identify the material used for each component and describe the properties of the materials used
- justify the selection of materials, using appropriate textiles terminology, clearly linking to performance criteria explained previously.