Retail and Hospitality - SCREEN PRINTER 

Primary  

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

1. In pairs, one watch the following video from BTN 6 February 2018

 and the other student read the following article and listen to the audio file from ABC News 24 January 2018

2. Separately, write down what you have learnt about these students and their T-shirt design business.

Compare your notes. Was there anything extra in each story?

3.

Reflection.

Why are these boys creating T-Shirts? Do you think it is a good idea?

What did you learn about the fly-in-fly-out life?

4. What T-Shirt would you design with a purpose? What would you slogan say? Why? Share with a partner.

Compare and Contrast: Coping with a T-Shirt Designing Business

  Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority

1. With a partner, read the two following stories of students who have started their own screen printing businesses. 

Screen Printer & Fashion Designer - Lachlan One partner, read about Lachlan in Life on the Job while the other reads the following articles about Nathan Woodrow. 2. List: a. Name of Company and why that name was chosen. b. When the business was started c. The time it takes up to make their T-Shirts d. What equipment did they need? e. How successful are their businesses? 3. Compare and contrast their designs. 4. Compare and contrast their websites. 5. Which story is most appealing to you? Why? 6. How would you make the whole process more sustainable and environmentally friendly? 7. Discuss why male students are taking up this business and not as many females. 8. Would you consider this business?

ABC News 9 August 2017

Ryde Clothing - website

Brand News 13 April 2018