Recycled Asian Costume Assignment

Yesterday, December 2nd, 2009, Mrs. Weil assigned us the Recycled Asian Costume assignment. This assignment is the Tech MYP Assesment. The purpose of this website is to create a traditional costume from a country on the continent of Asia out of completely recycled materials. We were shown a few examples from such countries such as China, Thailand, and Korea. We also were told about a few guidelines on how to create this costume. Also, we were assigned the MYP Assesment packet.

Today, December 3rd, 2009, we went to the library to do research on a possible costume to create. We also chose our groups, mine consisting of Alice Zhou, Jason Liu, and Kathy Lee. Because Kathy has had exposure to Korean costumes, we decided that the best costume to create was the Korean hanbok. Alice also brought up the idea of creating a Chinese hanfu, but in the end we decided that the hanbok was simpler and would be easier to create, also based on the created hanbok that we saw from Shelby's group last year.

I think the recycled Asian costume project will be one of the most successful of the year. The project connects to myself, and my morals and values. I strongly believe in recycling, and going green. :) Recycling may be the one difference between how our Earth will survive ten years from now, and it is a certainly good way to go. Also, the idea of creating an Asian costume also connects to myself. It brings in the idea of my culture and my heritage.