No. ymi_cloth3a02
Unit III: What Sort of Clothes Are Appropriate at School?
Activity 2 Examining the appropriateness of school clothes
Date: Country: Author(copyright): Themes:
2003/1 Canada Yazawa Michiko 矢澤理子
Alberta Learning (Ministry of Learning, Alberta) 		Clothing and Fashion
Overview:
The students discuss the appropriateness of school clothes. After the class discussion, the students write their own opinions with supporting reasons.

Worksheets and other materials:
Worksheet #2

Employing a few basic concepts (such as Coolness, Identity, and Formality), students examine and compare the appropriateness of two cases: a) せいふく (uniforms) and b) しふく (plainclothes), or in other words, having or not having school uniforms. They compare and contrast the two on each concept continuum on Worksheet #2.

The students discuss whether they prefer a school with or without uniforms.

せいふくがある学校とせいふくがない学校とどっちが好きですか。
どうしてですか。
After the class discussion, the students write their own opinions with supporting reasons. Corrected by the teacher, the students' answers are categorized and recorded in two columns or on two posters, one marked "for"and one marked "against" a school uniform system.

わたしはせいふくのある／ない学校がいいです。　　　　　　からです。
* See the debate activity in Extensions.

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