S3 Fashion and Textile Technology Timeline 2016- 2017
Unit / Timeline / Content/Skills / Assessment / HomeworkTextile Technologies / Week beginning 15th August - 1st September / Safe and hygienic working practices Choice and safe use of tools and equipment
Revision of sewing machine, parts, threading, operation.
Seams and seam finishes
Hems / Pupils complete
Folio samples of construction techniques.
The sewing machine / Health and safety
Week beginning
5th -
15th September / Fibres and Yarns
Fabric construction
Knitted and woven fabrics
Natural/Synthetic
fibres
properties and characteristics
Construction techniques;
Decorative stitches
Buttonholes
Gathering / Textile properties and characteristics
15/9/16
Week beginning
19th September-
31st October / Choice and Use of commercial paper patterns
Lay planning, cutting out, pattern markings
Practical work
Pyjamas shorts using a commercial paper pattern
Construction techniques;
Darts
Buttonholes Transferring pattern markings
Tailors tacking
Self and peer evaluation of practical skills and finished item / K.U assessment
Commercial paper patterns and
Pattern markings
31/9/16
Pupils will be assessed by the teacher throughout the making of the item on
• setting up and using equipment
• construction skills and finished item
Items to be completed by 31st October.
Week beginning
1st – 18th November / Design Brief
Pencil case/make up bag with zip and pocket
Construction Skills:
Patch Pocket
Zip insertion
Machine embroidery
Self and peer evaluation of pencil case / Pupils will be assessed by the teacher throughout the making of the item on
• Planning
• setting up and using equipment
• construction skills and finished item
Items to be completed by 18th November / Mood board and annotated diagram for fashion/ textile item
Week beginning
November 21st – December 20th / Christmas cushions
Construction techniques;
Disposal of fullness
Gathering
Machine Embroidery
Covered buttons and buttonholes / Cushion design annotated diagram
Week beginning 5th January 2016-
23rd February / Textile Technologies unit assessment
L.O.1
Plan the making of a fashion/ textile item using a commercial paper pattern
L.O.2
Make fashion/ textile item using a commercial paper pattern / Pupils will be assessed by the teacher throughout the making of the item on
• Planning
• setting up and using equipment
• construction skills and finished item
Items to be completed by 23/2 / Design brief research, mood board
Evaluation of finished item.
Unit 2
Fashion/Textile Item Development / Week beginning 27th February- 9th March / Textiles and the environment; recycling and ethical goods
Week beginning
13th March –
13th April / Practical work
Design and make a textile item using recycled materials
Analysing Design briefs
Identifying and writing a design specification
Order of construction
Work sequences / Pupils will be assessed by the teacher throughout the making of the item on
• Planning
• setting up and using equipment
• construction skills and finished item
Items to be completed by 13/4 / Research for design brief
Planning and investigations
Evaluation of finished item.
Week beginning 18th April – 4th May / National 4 Added Value Assessment / L.O.1
Plan the making of a fashion/ textile item / Research for design brief
Week beginning
8th
May – 9th June / L.O.2
Make a fashion/
Textile item
Pupils will be assessed by the teacher throughout the making of the item on
• Planning
• setting up and using equipment
• construction skills and finished item
Items to be completed by 9/6 / Evaluation of finished item.
Unit 2
Fashion/Textile Item Development / Week beginning
12th -27th June / Introduction to the fashion industry