Choosing a Costume: What Do They Say?

Distribute the handout Hallowe’en Costume Outline and have students draw a costume. It can be a costume they have worn in the past, one they plan to wear, one they have seen someone else wear, or one they saw in the catalogue. (Make sure they understand it doesn’t matter how well they draw it.)

Now have them pass the costume to another student. Have that student tell you or write down what they think this costume “says”:

• What does it say about the person wearing it—who they are, what they like?
• What might it say about boys or girls?
• If it is connected to history or culture, what might it say about that?