Dress Codes

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Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students read about dress codes at work, school, and social events. They learn about why these codes exist and how they can be discriminatory. Student review related vocabulary and design their own high school dress codes.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
clothing
school
work
formality
expressing an opinion
adverb clauses of cause and effect
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

appropriate
attire
dress down
cut and dry
business casual
embarrass
enforce
impractical
distracting
discriminatory
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