It's In The Bag!

Author: Shanin McKavish

First Authored: February 11, 2012

Last Revised: June 13, 2018

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Activities in this Lesson

It's About the Shopping

Hooks / Set

 

As students enter the room have the word of the day displayed for them to write down. After students are done writing show the short video. Ask the students if they noticed the shopping bags as well as their impression on the importance of the shopping experience.

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Just Visiting?

Hooks / Set

 

Provide each student with a copy of the partner's worksheet. Explain that everyone needs to find a partner for each box. They can only have one partner for each and each partner must be a different student. When they find someone to be a partner they will write their partner's name in the selected box. Give students about 3-5 minutes to find their partners, help them fill in empty boxes. If someone still has a empty box explain that you will help them find a partner when that box is used. They will either be partnered with someone who has a partner absent or will be placed in a group of 3.

Once everyone has their partners complete, ask them to see who their trend partner is and to go sit next to that person. Their chairs or desks should be right next to each other. Have the person who has a birthday closest to today go first. That person should tell their partner their favorite store to shop at and why he/she likes to shop there. Tell them they have one minute. Call time and have them return to their original seat.

Hold a quick discussion to find out what stores the students love and why. Then ask what kinds of shopping bags those stores have. Possible discussion questions:

This is a great way to check students for prior knowledge about retails and shopping bags.

Teachers note -- the partners paper is a resource for getting students together with different students. For this lesson students are only getting together with their trend partner. Have students keep the paper and use it on different days. You could choose a different partner box to use for the group activity of creating a shopping bag.

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It's In The Bag Quiz

Lecture

 

Put on the PowerPoint and explain the questions are about Macy's and the other retailers owned by the corporation Federated. This is a good time to explain that one corporation might own many different retailers. Federated owns Macy's, Bloomindales, Bullocks, Marshal Fields, May Department stores and Lord & Taylor.

You can choose to make the quiz a competition between groups of students or just have the students shout out the answer. If you have small white boards you can give each team a white board to write down their team's answer to each question.

Review the current facts about shopping bags. Show the website with cleaver bag designs. Hold a discussion about why companies choose to spend money on well designed bags.

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Create A Shopping Bag

Group Work

 

Explain that students will work with their shopping partner to create their own bag design. Show the slide on the PowerPoint (part of the quiz ppt) and pass out the paper directions. Explain that students will have approximately 30 minutes to complete their design and write down their information on their own sheet of paper. You will need to provide construction paper for the students to create their bag. It is also a good idea to collect a few samples for students to see. You can go into a store and they will often give you a sample bag if you tell them you are a teacher and the sample is for a student project.

Check with students that they understand the assignment; ask students to give a thumbs up if they are clear on the assignment expectations or put a thumbs down if they need further clarification. Clarify information if needed. Remind students of the time to keep them on task.

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Assessment

Assessment Types: Rubrics, Projects

To assess students, observe them as they are creating their bag. Walk around and ask students why they chose each element -- customer, bag design, etc. During the presentations you will get a brief overview of their project. Make note how thorough each presentation is and if they included all of the required elements. After students turn in their project grade their completion of the assignment using the rubric.

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