Year 9 Food & Textiles - My House Rules

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Year 9 Food & Textiles - My House Rules

TERTIARY & CAREER PATHWAYS:

Kitchen Hand, Caterer, Food Writer, Textile Designer, Wait Staff, Occupational Therapist, Sewing Machinist, Chef, Upholsterer, Costume Maker, Interior Decorator, Bar Attendant

 

Fast track yourself to the end of school; you’ve got your licence and you’re ready to move on. Friends, places to live, housemates, budgets, home decorating, cooking for one or hosting a party...where do you begin?  Start by applying your food and textiles knowledge and skills as you prepare for living on your own.  You will produce a variety of nutritious two course meals for the busier lifestyle and use your creativity to produce a bedroom makeover.

 

Learning Activities

Students initially develop their textiles skills and then move on to food preparation skills. In Textiles, they collaboratively produce bedroom items in small groups. In the food component of this unit , students will need to demonstrate their ability to adjust to independent living as they  plan, investigate, design, produce and evaluate a two course meal for two people each week..


Key Skills

  • use textiles knowledge and complete construction processes using a sewing machine
  • work in a group to produce items for a bedroom
  • produce two course dishes
  • learn about independent skills and apply in a design brief


Assessment:

  • Food Production
  • Bedroom makeover
  • Dinner Party Assignment