Introduction:
People have been wearing blue jeans for a long
time now. Are you interested in knowing more about this ageless garment?
Task:
After gathering the necessary information from the Web pages
listed below, or others of your choice, you are going to prepare for a
10-minute presentation that you are going to do in class.
In this presentation you are going to report to your classmates the results of
your research about the history of blue jeans and
their influence and popularity now.
After browsing the Web pages included below, try to complete this table. It
could be of some help before you give your presentation.
| The inventor of blue jeans |
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| When |
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| Where |
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| The material used to make blue jeans |
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| What makes blue jeans different from other types of
pants |
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| Why they
became popular in the past and now |
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| How this
invention has changed our way of life |
|
Resources:
The history of blue jeans: http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/inventorsR%2DZ/strauss.html
The invention of blue jeans
http://www.levistrauss.com/about/invention.html
The history of Denim
http://www.levistrauss.com/about/denim.html
The history of 501
http://www.levistrauss.com/about/501hist.html
Blue Jeans: An American Icon:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~hedrickm/prac2.html
Created by
Najah Barrah January, 2001
