AFRICAN TEXTILES

Guest Speaker at The High School of Fashion Industries

Felix Anaman

Thank you to our Principal, Mr. Blank, AP English, Ms. Moore, AP CTE, Ms. Boulamaali, Fashion Coordinator, Ms. Manning, Librarian, Ms. Dahill , Art Instructor Dr. Sieunarine, & Student Teacher Ms. Ariana Massouh for opening another door towards success for our students.

A special thank you to Mr. Anaman for teaching us about the origins behind African Textiles and beyond

African Textiles

Fashion Design Text Complexity Do Now Assignment #3

Fashion Design Text Complexity Do Now Assignment #3
Article Title: Retail's Social Media Wave Next Step: Driving Sales
By: Rachel Strugatz
Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 pg. 6

Translate the following lifted sentence in your own words

"Department stores have an overall store brand voice but they haven't yet utilized the brands and the people within their own community to engage with their consumer."

Fashion Design Text Complexity Do Now Assignment #2

Article Title: Retail's Social Media Wave Next Step: Driving Sales

By: Rachel Strugatz

Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 pg. 6

Directions: Read and translate the following sentence into your own words. Identify the figurative language being used and define the challenging vocabulary words.

Having a social media presence is table stakes every single retailer has one.

Table Stakes noun 1. A stake that a player places on the table at the beginning of a game that may not be changed once the deal begins.

2. Table takes, the limiting of a bet to the amount remaining in a player's table stake during a game.