Fashion's dirty secrets - the problem of waste in the fashion industry, sweat shops & child labour

An extended powerpoint that includes a large range of activities all to do with exploring the problem of the fashion industry, based around the recent BBC documentary ‘Fashion’s Dirty Secrets’. Activities can be taken from it to make 1-2 lessons, or if watching the documentary, it could be used as a mini scheme of work.

Contents:
Video - slides and worksheet to accompany the documentary ‘Fashion’s Dirty Secrets’;
Impacts – a statement sorting activity around the environmental, social and economic impacts of the fashion industry
Glossary activity - key words and terminology from the documentary
Persuasive writing activity – persuading an MP to act on the fashion industry
Mapping fashion activity – plotting the areas affected by the fashion industry
Bar chart activity – plotting the world’s biggest textile exporters
Role play activity – looking at each person’s opinion from all aspects of the fashion industry
Campaign – create and design a new item of clothing that is ecofriendly
Sweatshops – a series of activities based around another controversial aspect of the fashion industry: sweatshops and child labour