Make school uniform cool

1. grade : 9th Make school uniform cool

2. Unit Plan Summary: Ao Dai has been the traditional uniform for school girls for many years, this tradition creates the inpiration for many poets and musicians. However; some schools in Ho Chi Minh city have changed their uniform. Does this change meet the students ‘ need? This unit provides students the chance to have a closer look at the current social problem: The children ‘s right . Students will do research, make survey, collect data from different sources ( live interview, reports, ….) about the decription of the Ao dai (old and new version), the convience or in convienience while students wear this uniform. Students sort, evaluate and organize their finding .Then, they are asked to create and give clear and vivid PowerPoint presentations to the whole class on a project to pursuade the Principles of high schools in HoChiMinh city to choose the uniform that they think meet the students ‘ need.Students should also create publications and a website to build up awareness from the whole community.

3. Essential Question How are we all different? Does fashion have strong influence on people?

4. 1/Should we change our current school-girl uniform in high schools? Why? 2/What about students’ right to choose their favorite uniform ? 3/ school uniform not cool enough? Unit Questions Content Questions 1/ Which kind of clothes are chosen as uniform for girls in high schools in Hochiminh city ? 2/ On what occasion is Ao Dai worn? 3/ How many styles of Ao Dai are there in Vietnam?

5. Benefits of Using Project Approaches, Ongoing Assessment, and CFQs in My Unit • Students use their writing skills to write about something important to them—their school. • Their writing has a real audience—new students to the school. • Students collaborate with peers to collect information about the school. • They learn writing and thinking skills while they are working on the project. • Throughout the project they give and receive feedback on their work.

6. By Using Project Approaches, Ongoing Assessment, and CFQs My Students Will: • Experience writing for a real audience and use technology to enhance their learning • Gain self-assessment and self-direction skills that they will use and build on all year long

7. Gauging Student Needs Assessment • I will use my Essential and Unit Questions to: • Find out what students think about what good writing is and how good writers work • Gather information on higher-order thinking and 21st century skills: • By answering how good writers write, students will show their metacognitive awareness of writing strategies • By taking on different perspectives and predicting their needs, students will anticipate what people want to know about the school

8. Gauging Student Needs Assessment • What I will learn from the assessment • What my students think good writing is so I know what to teach them • What writing process my students use • What my students will gain from the assessment • An articulation of their thoughts about good writing • A chance to set writing goals for the unit

9. My Goals • Learn about different kinds of technology that will motivate my students • Find ways to get my students to do more higher-order thinking • Learn some strategies for helping students do projects from other teachers

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