Name __________________________________________

Period ______

FACS 7

Fashion Flashback Project

Family and Consumer Sciences
Fashion is always of the time you live. Coco Chanel

Main Idea

The clothing we wear and the trends that appear represent the political, economic, and
social trends of the moment. Using the iPads, we will be exploring some of the major
clothing eras in American history, and how these garments reflected the personality and
history of the times.
Supporting Details

This project has 4 parts:

I. Analyze a famous quote in American history, researching its speaker and
historical context
II. Research this era and 3-4 commonly worn garments or accessories
III. Justify how one of these clothing items is representative of your era
IV. Create a collage using the PicCollage app using photos of the decade and its
clothes

Helpful Terms
Main Idea- a primary topic within an idea (a.k.a thesis, central idea, the point)
Supporting Detail- used to explain, describe, or give an example that proves the
main idea is true. (a.k.a. fact, evidence, example, reason)
Era- a long or distinct period of time with unique characteristics
Decade- a 10 year period (ex. 1970s, 2000s)

Main Idea

Supporting Details

Project Requirements:
Complete the graphic organizer provided using the iPad
Start your research with the sites provided
Any additional sites used should be of high quality (not Wikipedia)
Each main idea must be evidenced with 3 supporting details
Correctly use at least 3-5 FACS vocabulary words in your garment descriptions
Any sources used should be cited in the bibliography section
Your PicCollage must contain:
A Title (ex: Peace & Love: The Funky Fashions of the 1970s)
The quote you were given
A photo of the speaker of the quote
Photos of significant events of the decade
Photos of at least 2 of your decades clothing trends
Add words and stickers that represent the decade DO NOT BUY NEW
STICKER PACKAGES
Background, colors, and graphics should relate to the common colors
and history of your decade

Fashion Flashback Project

Fashion is always of the time you live.- Coco Chanel
Write your quote on the lines provided:
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Use your iPad to research the importance of this historically significant quote. Explore the
context and meaning of your quote using the questions below, and write your findings on the
line provided:
1. Who said this quote? __________________________________________________________________
2. What is it about? _____________________________________________________________________
3. When was it said? (general decade or era) _________________________________________________
4. Where was it said? ____________________________________________________________________
5. Why is it important to this decade of history? _______________________________________________
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6. How does this quote represent this decade of history? _______________________________________
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World-famous fashion designer Coco Chanel once said, fashion is always of
the time you live. The clothes we wear and the trends that appear represent the political,
economic, and social trends of the moment. What clothing and accessories were worn in the
era your quote was spoken?
Lets explore using boxes and bullets

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Clothing of the Era: Main Idea and Supporting Details using Boxes & Bullets
My Decade: ________________________________
Main Idea: One item of clothing popular in this decade was/were:
Supporting Details: 3 facts or characteristics about this clothing item:
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________

Main Idea: Another item of clothing popular in this decade was/were:

Supporting Details: 3 facts or characteristics about this clothing item:
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________

Main Idea: A third item of clothing popular in this decade was/were:

Supporting Details: 3 facts or characteristics about this clothing item:
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________

Main Idea: Another item of clothing popular in this decade was/were:

Supporting Details: 3 facts or characteristics about this clothing item:
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________

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Historical Significance
Pick one of your clothing items. Think of how this item is representative of what was happening
historically or culturally during your decade. (Ex. Soccer jerseys are commonly worn during the

2010s because technological advances have made it easier for people to follow teams from across
the world). Complete the boxes and bullets below to make your argument.
Main Idea: State your main idea of how this item relates to the general history of your era:
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Supporting details: Provide evidence from your research that proves that your main idea is true
(ex. The Internet, Ease of Travel, Immigration)
1. ___________________________________________________________
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2. ___________________________________________________________
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3. ___________________________________________________________
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Resources & Bibliography

Use the following resources to begin your research:

The People
History

Teacher Oz

Fashion Era

Any additional sites used must be listed on the bibliography.

Bibliography: List the names and links of the sites you used for your research below.
1. __________________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________________________

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Era
(1770s)

(1860s)

(1920s)

(1950s)

(1960s)

(1970s)
(1980s/1990s)

Quote
When in the Course of human events, it becomes
necessary for one people to dissolve the political
bands which have connected them with another,
[] they should declare the causes which impel
them to the separation. We hold these truths to
be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that
they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among these
are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
Thomas Jefferson; 1776
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing
whether that nation or any nation so conceived and
so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a
great battlefield of that war. We have come to
dedicate a portion of that field as a final restingplace for those who here gave their lives so that
nation might live.- Abraham Lincoln; 1863
"This return of individual freedom shall not be
accompanied by the repugnant conditions that
obtained prior to the adoption of the Eighteenth
Amendment and those that have existed since its
adoption."- Franklin Delano Roosevelt; 1933
The purpose of the United States, in stating these
proposals, is simple. [...] We aspire to this: the
lifting, from the backs and from the hearts of men,
of their burden of arms and of fears, so that they
may find before them a golden age of freedom and
of peace.- Dwight D. Eisenhower; 1953
I have a dream that my four little children will one
day live in a nation where they will not be judged
by the color of their skin, but by the content of
their character. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; 1963
All we are saying, is give peace a chance.- John
Lennon; 1969
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.- Ronald
Reagan; 1987

Theme
American
Independence

Civil War &

Slavery

Post-WWI,
Prohibition,
PreDepression
Nuclear
Families,
Suburbia;
Post- WW2 &
before start of
the Cold War
Civil Rights

Woodstock,
Vietnam, &
The Hippies
Fall of
Communism &
End of the
Cold War

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RUBRIC

Print this page normally. Then, put post its over each box. Print the document
again on the sheets with the post-it notes to have the text on a sticky note!

Fashion Flashback Rubric

Name_______________

Fashion Flashback Rubric

Per. 6

Graphic Organizer Completed _____/30

Main Ideas & Supporting Details _____/30

Name_______________

o Historically significant information

o 3-5 vocabulary words included
o PACTS observed

Appropriate Title
Photos of Clothing Trends
Historical Photos of Decade/Era
Quote & Photo of Speaker Included

Appropriate Title
Photos of Clothing Trends
Historical Photos of Decade/Era
Quote & Photo of Speaker Included

Total _______/100

Fashion Flashback Rubric

Fashion Flashback Rubric

Per. 6

Graphic Organizer Completed _____/30

Main Ideas & Supporting Details _____/30

Name_______________

o Historically significant information

o 3-5 vocabulary words included
o PACTS observed

Appropriate Title
Photos of Clothing Trends
Historical Photos of Decade/Era
Quote & Photo of Speaker Included

Graphic Organizer Completed _____/30

Main Ideas & Supporting Details _____/30

Appropriate Title
Photos of Clothing Trends
Historical Photos of Decade/Era
Quote & Photo of Speaker Included

Total _______/100

Fashion Flashback Rubric

Fashion Flashback Rubric

Per. 6

Graphic Organizer Completed _____/30

Main Ideas & Supporting Details _____/30

Name_______________

o Historically significant information

o 3-5 vocabulary words included
o PACTS observed

Appropriate Title
Photos of Clothing Trends
Historical Photos of Decade/Era
Quote & Photo of Speaker Included

Effort & Attitude

Per. 6

Graphic Organizer Completed _____/30

Main Ideas & Supporting Details _____/30
o Historically significant information
o 3-5 vocabulary words included
o PACTS observed

_____/30

Pic Collage
o
o
o
o

_____/10

Effort & Attitude

Total _______/100

Name_______________

_____/30

Pic Collage
o
o
o
o

_____/10

Effort & Attitude

Per. 6

o Historically significant information

o 3-5 vocabulary words included
o PACTS observed

_____/30

Pic Collage
o
o
o
o

_____/10

Effort & Attitude

Total _______/100

Name_______________

_____/30

Pic Collage
o
o
o
o

_____/10

Effort & Attitude

Graphic Organizer Completed _____/30

Main Ideas & Supporting Details _____/30
o Historically significant information
o 3-5 vocabulary words included
o PACTS observed

_____/30

Pic Collage
o
o
o
o

Per. 6

_____/10
Total _______/100

_____/30

Pic Collage
o
o
o
o

Appropriate Title
Photos of Clothing Trends
Historical Photos of Decade/Era
Quote & Photo of Speaker Included

Effort & Attitude

_____/10
Total _______/100

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QUOTES TO
DISTRIBUTE

Print this page normally. Then, put post its over each box. Print the document
again on the sheets with the post-it notes to have the text on a sticky note!

When in the Course of human events,

it becomes necessary for one people to
dissolve the political bands which have
connected them with another, [] they
should declare the causes which impel
them to the separation. We hold these
truths to be self-evident, that all men
are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit
of Happiness.

Now we are engaged in a great civil

war, testing whether that nation or
any nation so conceived and so
dedicated can long endure. We are
met on a great battlefield of that war.
We have come to dedicate a portion
of that field as a final resting-place
for those who here gave their lives so
that nation might live.

"This return of individual freedom

shall not be accompanied by the
repugnant conditions that obtained
prior to the adoption of the
Eighteenth Amendment and those
that have existed since its adoption."

The purpose of the United States, in

stating these proposals, is
simple. [...] We aspire to this: the
lifting, from the backs and from the
hearts of men, of their burden of
arms and of fears, so that they may
find before them a golden age of
freedom and of peace.

I have a dream that my four little

children will one day live in a nation
where they will not be judged by the
color of their skin, but by the content
of their character.

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.

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All we are saying, is give peace a

chance.

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