Agriscience Fair Lesson 10 – Sharing Your Expertise
This FFA lesson, “Sharing Your Expertise,” is part of a series guiding students through the agriscience research process in alignment with the National FFA Agriscience Fair award area. In this 60-minute lesson, students learn appropriate interview behaviors, develop answers to interview questions about their research project, and demonstrate their skills through a mock interview using a script and scoring rubric.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify appropriate behavior for an interview.
- Demonstrate knowledge in a mock interview.
- Time required
- 60 minutes (*Time requirements may vary based upon student understanding and class schedule.)
- Grade level
- Grades 9 and 10 (This lesson is written so instructors can scale up or down based on class needs.)
- Materials
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- A copy of "Good and Bad Interview Behaviors" worksheet for each student
- A copy of "What Is My Answer?" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Mock Interview Script" for each student
- A copy of the "Interview Rubric" for each student
- One sticky note for each student
- Resources/References
- Video: "Job Interviews: Good and Bad," https://youtu.be/Gww2vrIhjeU
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- Science; English/Language Arts (Describe the research completed; Compose answers for an interview)
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility
- Created
- 06/2021 by the National FFA Organization
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.10Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. Career-ready individuals take personal ownership of their own educational and career goals, and they regularly act on a plan to attain these goals.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.05Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG5Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Pathways.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.PG-I.Professional GrowthAssume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
- FFA.PG-J.Mental GrowthEmbrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-A.ActionAssume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-F.Continuous ImprovementAccept responsibility for learning and personal growth.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.