Activities: viewing the documentary “The True Cost”; discussing in class
the issues/problems mentioned in the documentary; analysing some opinion texts
given; study the script; search for web information about it; take notes and
relevant quotations; write a first draft in class; evaluation- write a
discursive essay having in mind the documentary and the sentence given using
all the materials, either given by the teacher or found during their search in
the web. This activity wanted to guide and to show them how to build their
learning practises, either in class or by self web search. Connections
have to be made as well as self-reflections in order to think critically about one
important issue that is having a big impact in our century. Search, curious and
diverse findings that motivated them to go on and search for more, selection
from what is really important, think about the findings, were some of the steps used to build their
knowledge.
The results were mostly great and
it was emotionally rewarding to read them. But what was really important was
that their minds changed and nothing will be the same when going shopping for some
cheap clothing anymore. The documentary made them think about the social and the
environmental impacts fast-fashion industry has and the consequences their acts can have. This photo is a good example of
how some did their search to be prepared to the final test. There are
references from the Vogue to the Guardian, quotations from the script or web
sites to Abraham Lincoln; summaries; list of organisations mentioned and what
each do; etc. All of them have created their own learning path, guided and
trained with the help of the teacher to achieve their individual knowledge.
