The Devil Wears Prada
Grade Level 10-12
“Take Charge of Your Finances”
Original Source: Marcia C. Lee, Accounting and Business Teacher, Baton Rouge Magnet High School, Baton Rouge, LA Marjorie Chinadle, Family Consumer Sciences, North Star High School, Rudyard, MT
Time to complete: 130 minutes (109 minutes for the movie and 21 minutes for discussion)
National Content Standards
Family and Consumer Science Standards: 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.6, 1.2.1 National Council of Economic Education Teaching Standards: National Standards for Business Education:
• Career Development: I.A.2, I.A.3, I.B.1, I.B.2, III.A.2, III.B.3
• Economics:
• Personal Finance:
Objectives
Upon completion of this lesson, participants will be able to:
• Understand how decisions made within a job will affect other areas of life.
• Identify personal goals for their career choice.
• Examine their personal values relating to their work performance.
Introduction
Beginning a journey into the workforce may be difficult for one to acquire his/her most desired job immediately.
An individual may have to take a job affiliated with their career choice and use the experience as a stepping stone to a more desirable position in their chosen field. The movie, “The Devil Wears Prada”, demonstrates the fact that young professionals beginning their path in the workforce may have to accept a job other than their first choice to be able to pay the bills.
In this lesson, participants will evaluate how Andy makes and handles her decisions concerning her first job. Discussion of whether the job experience was successful, how Andy’s personal relationships were dealt with and whether there are really bosses as demanding as Miranda Priestly may occur. Discussion topics such as these will help participants to relate to beginning their own job experience whether it was in the past, at the present time, or in the future.
Facilitation
*Note to educator: Profanity is used a few times in this movie as well as a few scenes alluding to sex outside of marriage. The educator should first watch this movie and decide if it is appropriate for the participants in his/her class.
1. Discuss with participants their answers to the following questions:
a. If you could choose to have any job, what would you choose?
b. What other job would you accept as a ‘stepping stone’ to the perfect job?
2. Tell participants they will be watching a movie to learn about how job choices and different decisions can lead to unexpected results.
3. Hand out The Devil Wears Prada worksheet 1.1.14.A1 for participants to complete while watching the movie.
4. Have participants watch “The Devil Wears Prada” movie.
Conclusion
Participants may answer questions 9-11 on The Devil Wears Prada worksheet 1.1.14.A1.
Assessment
Participants write an essay about the movie using The Devil Wears Prada Essay rubric 1.1.14.B1.
Materials
The Devil Wears Prada worksheet – 1.1.14.A1 The Devil Wears Prada Essay rubric – 1.1.14.B1 The Devil Wears Prada Movie
This movie can be purchased from Amazon www.amazon.com for under $14.00.
The Devil Wears Prada
Name
Date
Class
Directions: Complete the following questions while watching the movie “The Devil Wears Prada.”
1. Write two sentences that describes your ‘perfect’ job. (4 points)
2. “Here’s to job’s that pay the rent!” What does that sentence mean to you? (2 points)
3. What kind of job would you accept to further your career interest, even if it is not your first choice? (2 points)
4. What did Nigel tell Andy that changed her attitude towards her job? (2 points)
5. List at least three (3) things that Andy changed or learned in order to make her career at “RUNWAY” a positive career step for her. (3 points)
6. Describe what you would have done in each of the following situations:
a. Being forced to work late on Nate’s birthday? (1 point)
b. Taking Emily’s place in Paris? (1 point)
7. In your opinion, do you believe Nate and Emily had valid reasons to be angry? (2 points)
8. Did Andy’s career interest change after working at “RUNWAY”? Explain your answer. (2 points)
9. Do you believe that there are bosses like Miranda Priestly? Why or why not? (1 point)
10. Would you work for a boss similar to Miranda Priestly to further your career? Support your answer with at least two reasons. (1 point)
11. Do you think Miranda Priestly regretted any of her sacrifices (i.e. husbands, family time) she had made for her career? Explain your answer. (3 points)
12. What did you learn from “The Devil Wears Prada” that you can apply to your career? (2 points)
Rubric
The Devil Wears Prada Essay Rubric
Name: Date:
Directions:
1. Write a one page typed, double-spaced, 12-font with 1-inch margins essay about the movie, The Devil Wears Prada.
2. Identify and describe 4 different lessons Andy learned in her professional life or personal life throughout the movie.
3. You will be graded based upon the following rubric.
Exemplary - 3 / Satisfactory - 2 / Unsatisfactory - 1 / Rating / Weight / ScoreContent / Essay identifies / Essay includes / Essay includes less / 3
four or more / three lessons that / than three roles that
lessons that Andy / Andy learned in / Andy learned in her
learned in her life. / her life. / life.
Content / Essay includes / Essay includes / Essay includes / 3
indication of / indication of / indication of
professional or / professional or / professional or
personal / personal / personal explanation
explanation for / explanation for / for less than three
four lessons / three lessons / lessons learned and
learned and how / learned and how / how they were taught
they were taught / they were taught / to Andy.
to Andy. / to Andy.
Writing / Sentences are / Sentences are / Sentences are / 2
Skills / fluent and / usually / generally adequate.
effective. Very / controlled. / There are lapses in
few errors in / There are minor / mechanics,
mechanics, / errors in / punctuation, and
punctuation, and / mechanics, / grammar.
word usage. / punctuation, and
word usage.
Presentation / Assignment is / Assignment is / Assignment is / 2
and / easily read and / adequate. / incomplete. Answers
Completion / neatly assembled / Answers may be / show lack of
with an / missing, / attention.
introduction, / incomplete or / Presentation is
body and / too brief. / sloppy.
conclusion. / Presentation
Presentation / quality is
quality is / adequate.
excellent.
Total Points Earned
Total Points Available 30
Percentage