May 06, 2015 : Fashion Statements

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in The Denver Post. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers

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Activities:

1. Create your ideal fashion look. Paste newspaper pictures of clothing, shoes and accessories on a piece of paper. Explain your choices.

2. In your newspaper, circle pictures of clothing you would choose for different friends. Write the friends’ names on the pictures.

3. What do these fashions say about their times: (a) lace collars, (b) flowers and bright fabrics, (c) short, fringy dresses, and (d) panniers?

4. Interview a grandparent or older friend about the clothing they wore when they were young. Write a paragraph comparing their clothing and yours.

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Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them.

This week's standard:
Students understand how artistic creations influence behavior of people in a particular culture. (Social Studies: Culture)

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)