Seventh grade students in Senora Porter's Spanish classes at Garden City Middle School recently put on a fashion show. This activity was the culmination of their three week study of clothing and colors in Spanish. Students were told to invent an identity for their model. They then had to think of an interesting outfit to model for the class. Students were told that in order to make the show "lively" the models should put together hilarious outfits complete with wigs, funny hats, and props.

On the day of the fashion show, the students brought in their own music and walked down the "runway." When they were finished, the celebrity model described the outfit they were wearing to the audience in Spanish. They were told to include the names of the articles of clothing, colors, European sizes, materials, and cost in Euro of the clothing that they were wearing. They also were required to tell the audience the places where this outfit could or should be worn and the season for which it was intended. Senora Porter used an evaluation rubric to grade the students on their use of class time for preparation, costumes, props, music, and content of required elements, use of and correctness of the Spanish language, presentation, and creativity.

This was an excellent project for the students to practice their listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. The students enjoyed performing in this fashion show and are very anxious to know what their next project would be. Senora Porter incorporates a speaking project into her curriculum each quarter so that the students can use their knowledge of Spanish in a real situation.